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# inotifywait
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> Waits for changes to one or more files.
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- Run a command when a file changes:
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`while inotifywait {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done`
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- Be quiet about watching for changes:
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`while inotifywait --quiet {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done`
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- Watch a directory recursively for changes:
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`while inotifywait --recursive {{path/to/directory}}; do {{command}}; done`
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- Exclude files matching a regular expression:
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`while inotifywait --recursive {{path/to/directory}} --exlude '{{regex}}'; do {{command}}; done`
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- Wait at most 30 seconds:
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`while inotifywait --timeout {{30}} {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done`
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- Only watch for file modification events:
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`while inotifywait --event {{modify}} {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done`
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