On Sun, 2008-03-09 at 19:45 +0100, Massimiliano Fantuzzi wrote:
Hi Guys !
I really agree with all those methods, they are scriptable and efficient,
but the best choice at present day is another...
Is the choice for userland utilities (inotify-tools) to the new kernel
module inotify.
It
Hi. Modified since when? Or modified compared to what when?
Since the file was first created? Since the last time you checked?
Either way, you'd have to check the file itself to see whether it was
modified. You could get it's modification time from the inode of the
file. You can
On Sun, 2008-03-09 at 18:40 +1100, david wrote:
#!/bin/bash
if [ -N /some/directory/ ] ; then
echo change
else
echo no change
fi
The object is to identify changes within a directory. This tells me if
there are any new or deleted files, but not if files within the
Hi Guys !
I really agree with all those methods, they are scriptable and efficient,
but the best choice at present day is another...
Is the choice for userland utilities (inotify-tools) to the new kernel
module inotify.
It gives granular auditing for files, directories and sockets in general,
and
I second this: inotify-tools is a fantastic package (written by an
Aussie, no less) that's very easy to wrap in shell script.
The only problem i've ever had with inotifywait was when I recursively
ran it over a directory with about 30 subdirectories and 80,000 files.
It took *ages* to start, and
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Lindsay Holmwood
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I second this: inotify-tools is a fantastic package (written by an
Aussie, no less) that's very easy to wrap in shell script.
I third that (about using inotify if supported by your kernel).
That aside, though. I just
#!/bin/bash
if [ -N /some/directory/ ] ; then
echo change
else
echo no change
fi
The object is to identify changes within a directory. This tells me if
there are any new or deleted files, but not if files within the
directory are modified.
Is there a trivial way to do it?
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