Brief script to keep track of created files in specified directory.
Before starting, make sure that package inotify-tools is installed.
- First, clone the project in your favorite folder (assuming git is already installed) :
cd /home/jdoe/ && git clone https://github.com/ldvc/watch-files
- Create symlinks (or copy files) in order to have correct environment :
sudo ln -s /home/jdoe/watch-files/watch-files.conf /etc
sudo ln -s /home/jdoe/watch-files/*.sh /usr/local/bin
sudo ln -s /home/jdoe/watch-files/*.cron /etc/cron.d
sudo ln -s /home/jdoe/watch-files/watch-files.init /etc/init.d
Please modify DIR_TO_WATCH and EMAIL in the watch-files.conf file in order to suit your needs.