Re: [arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-26 Thread Esdras Beleza
You can take a look at Specto. Esdras 2009/3/18 richard terry > Is it possible to set up a process( which notifies me via some sort of icon > on > taskbar try like email alert does) which monitors a particular directory on > my computer and if a new file is added to that directory, triggers t

Re: [arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-25 Thread Andrei Thorp
I think what's most appropriate is "fsniper", which uses inotify. "fsniper is a tool that monitors a given set of directories for new files. Then, based on the new file's type or name, it invokes a script to be run (any executable via the shell) on that file. Common uses include making a single dr

Re: [arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-25 Thread Johannes Held
What about inotify? http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-inotify.html -- Gruß, Johannes Täglich http://blog.hehejo.de und du fühlst dich gut. http://cryptocd.eduforge.org/online_version signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-25 Thread Jaroslav Lichtblau
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 09:35:19PM +0100, richard terry wrote: > Is it possible to set up a process( which notifies me via some sort of icon > on > taskbar try like email alert does) which monitors a particular directory on > my computer and if a new file is added to that directory, triggers the

Re: [arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-18 Thread Pierre Chapuis
Le Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:35:19 +1100, richard terry a écrit : > Is it possible to set up a process( which notifies me via some sort of icon > on > taskbar try like email alert does) which monitors a particular directory on > my computer and if a new file is added to that directory, triggers the

Re: [arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-18 Thread Florian Pritz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 richard terry wrote: | Is it possible to set up a process( which notifies me via some sort of icon on | taskbar try like email alert does) which monitors a particular directory on | my computer and if a new file is added to that directory, triggers th

Re: [arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-18 Thread Daenyth Blank
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 16:35, richard terry wrote: > Is it possible to set up a process( which notifies me via some sort of icon on > taskbar try like email alert does) which monitors a particular directory on > my computer and if a new file is added to that directory, triggers the alert? > > If

[arch-general] File notification question

2009-03-18 Thread richard terry
Is it possible to set up a process( which notifies me via some sort of icon on taskbar try like email alert does) which monitors a particular directory on my computer and if a new file is added to that directory, triggers the alert? If so, if anyone can point me in the direction it would be appr