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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:58:07 +0100
From: Tamas Szakaly <sghctoma@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Monitor directory and execute script
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On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 02:28:32PM +0100, Andrea Venturoli wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I need to check for new or updated files in a directory and execute a 
> script on them whenever that happens.
> Before I launch on complicated scripting, is there some 
> utility/port/deamon that already does this?
> 
>   bye & Thanks
> 	av.
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hi,
check out sysutils/wait_on!

regards,
sghctoma