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Execute script/program when file changes

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Mar 15, 202614113 views
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Is there a way to set something like a trigger on a file, so that everytime the file is changed a script or program will be executed? I only found a mechanism for this within a shell script but would like to know if there is a mechanism for that on operating system basis (so that I don't have to ma…

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one of your options is the inotify subsystem of the linux kernel: inotify is a Linux kernel subsystem that acts to extend filesystems to notice changes to the filesystem, and report those changes to applications but since is kernel-land, you need so…

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