Table of Contents

BASH - Directories - Monitor a directory for changes - Using iwatch
- Install iwatch
- Monitor a directory
  - References

BASH - Directories - Monitor a directory for changes - Using iwatch

Install iwatch

sudo apt install iwatch

Monitor a directory

iwatch /somedir
 
iwatch -r -c '(w; ps -aux)' | echo '%f was changed' /somedir

NOTE: Executes the w and ps -aux command upon the event occuring.

References

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man1/iwatch.1.html