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From: Neil Smith <neils@tamu.edu>
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Subject: monitor util in a scripted daemon?
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- Is there a command (native, shell, or ports collection) to sit and =
watch for new file creation in a directory?
- I'd like to build a system startup script for such a command and its =
scripted actions. Sound possible?
- Is there already something in the default OS that does something =
similar?


Thanks,
-Neil
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Neil Smith         neils@tamu.edu
Comp. Sys. Mngr., Atmospheric Sciences