🤗lemmyverseultrahug@lemmy.ml to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-22 days agoRun a shell script whenever a file in a certain directory changes?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareRun a shell script whenever a file in a certain directory changes?🤗lemmyverseultrahug@lemmy.ml to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
Using a shell script, can I watch a folder and block program execution until a file in a certain folder changes?
minus-squareShadow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoBlock execution not entirely. You could chmod it as non-x and use inotifywatch to flip it back. Edit: I misunderstood you, use inotifywait like the other person suggested.
Block execution not entirely. You could chmod it as non-x and use inotifywatch to flip it back.
Edit: I misunderstood you, use inotifywait like the other person suggested.