[arch-general] File notification question

Florian Pritz f-p at gmx.at
Wed Mar 18 16:45:59 EDT 2009


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richard terry wrote:
| Is it possible to set up a process( which notifies me via some sort of
icon on
| taskbar try like email alert does) which monitors a particular
directory on
| my computer and if a new file is added to that directory, triggers the
alert?
|
| If so, if anyone can point me in the direction it would be appreciated.
You can use inotify or fsniper with a script and notify-send.

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