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Enter a command. For example: rig, pmap, smbmap, wl copy, openrc.

inotifywait

Waits for changes to one or more files. More information: https://manned.org/inotifywait.

• Run a command when a file changes:
   
  while inotifywait {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done
   
• Be quiet about watching for changes:
   
  while inotifywait --quiet {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done
   
• Watch a directory recursively for changes:
   
  while inotifywait --recursive {{path/to/directory}}; do {{command}}; done
   
• Exclude files matching a regular expression:
   
  while inotifywait --recursive {{path/to/directory}} --exclude '{{regular_expression}}'; do {{command}}; done
   
• Wait at most 30 seconds:
   
  while inotifywait --timeout {{30}} {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done
   
• Only watch for file modification events:
   
  while inotifywait --event {{modify}} {{path/to/file}}; do {{command}}; done