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Script to Notify me when something happens on a shared directory

rated 0 times [ 5] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 1694 / 2 Years ago, tue, november 30, 2021, 5:12:33

The situation is:

I have a shared directories from many other machines where other users work on.

I need to be notified whenever a user create, modify or delete a directory or file from his local directory which I share using smb...

It looks like the folder actions in the MAC systems..

Is there a software that do that?!

If there is no such application, any help in writing a script for that is appreciated..

Thanks in advanced...

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answered 2 Years ago eballxeye · Accepted Answer

OK, first install inotify:

sudo apt-get install inotify-tools

Then make a new script on your computer named whatever you want (filename.sh) and paste in:

#! /bin/bash



folder=~/random/test



inotifywait -m -q -e delete -e create -e move -e modify -r --format '%:e %w%f' $folder | while read file

  do

    zenity  --title="Modifaction" --text "$file" --info&

  done

Modify the folder to the one you want, save, and then exit.

Make the file executable:

chmod +x filename.sh

And then you should be ready to rock.