Re: Detecting file changes

From: Douglas O'Neal <oneal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:49:19 -0400

Sagaert Johan wrote:

Hi

Is there a way an application can get informed when a file has been changed
or (re)written ?
(something similar exists on Win32 )

Johan

You are looking for fam. From the man page:

DESCRIPTION
FAM, the File Alteration Monitor, is a subsystem that applications can
use to be notified when specific files or directories are changed. It
is intended as a replacement for mechanisms such as poll and select.
.

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- Detecting file changes
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