Difference between revisions of "File / Directory Change Watch"
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# Set the directory to be monitored | # Set the directory to be monitored | ||
dir="/path/to/dir" | dir="/path/to/dir" | ||
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# Start the inotifywait command to monitor the directory | # Start the inotifywait command to monitor the directory | ||
inotifywait -m -e access $dir | | inotifywait -m -e access $dir | | ||
while read path action file; do | while read path action file; do | ||
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# Print a message and the details of the event | # Print a message and the details of the event | ||
echo "A process has accessed the directory: $path $action $file" | echo "A process has accessed the directory: $path $action $file" | ||
done | done | ||
Revision as of 06:42, 5 January 2023
#!/bin/bash
# Set the directory to be monitored dir="/path/to/dir" # Start the inotifywait command to monitor the directory inotifywait -m -e access $dir | while read path action file; do # Print a message and the details of the event echo "A process has accessed the directory: $path $action $file" done
