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Run a shell script whenever a file in a certain directory changes? (lemmy.ml)
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Using a shell script, can I watch a folder and block program execution until a file in a certain folder changes?

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

a hobby project: generate a rss feed based on recent file changes in a directory. But I thought this can also have many applications …

  • auto formatting code files on change
  • automatic backups of a certain folder: run rsync on change in folder.
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