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# inotifywait
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> Waits for changes to files.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/inotifywait>.
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- Watch a specific file for events, exiting after the first one:
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`inotifywait {{path/to/file}}`
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- Continuously watch a specific file for events without exiting:
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`inotifywait --monitor {{path/to/file}}`
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- Watch a directory recursively for events:
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`inotifywait --monitor --recursive {{path/to/directory}}`
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- Watch a directory for changes, excluding files, whose names match a regular expression:
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`inotifywait --monitor --recursive --exclude "{{regular_expression}}" {{path/to/directory}}`
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- Watch a file for changes, exiting when no event occurs for 30 seconds:
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`inotifywait --monitor --timeout {{30}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Only watch a file for file modification events:
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`inotifywait --event {{modify}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Watch a file printing only events, and no status messages:
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`inotifywait --quiet {{path/to/file}}`
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- Run a command when a file is accessed:
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`inotifywait --event {{access}} {{path/to/file}} && {{command}}`
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