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--- bash:directories:monitor_a_directory_for_changes:using_iwatch [2022/06/13 09:15] – created peter
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 ====== BASH - Directories - Monitor a directory for changes - Using iwatch ======
+===== Install iwatch =====
+<code bash>
+sudo apt install iwatch
+</code>
+----
+===== Monitor a directory =====
+<code bash>
+iwatch /somedir
+iwatch -r -c '(w; ps -aux)' | echo '%f was changed' /somedir
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  Executes the **w** and **ps -aux** command upon the event occuring.
+</WRAP>
+----
+==== References ====
+http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man1/iwatch.1.html