inotify-tools

Monitor file system events in real-time using inotify

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C library and command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

inotifywaitinotifywatch

Watch for any changes to a file and report events$ inotifywait -m /path/to/file

Monitor a directory for create/delete/modify events$ inotifywait -r -e create,delete,modify /path/to/directory

Count file system events over time in a directory$ inotifywatch -r -e modify /path/to/directory