inotify

Retrieving python module path

I want to detect whether module has changed. Now, using inotify is simple, you just need to know the directory you want to get notifications from. How do I retrieve a module's path in python? ...

Linux iNotify one shot and event mask problem

I'm trying to use iNotify in linux rhel5, kernel 2.6.18, glibc 2.5-18. I did not define the event as one shot but for some some reason it behaves as if I did. The impact is that I have to re-add a watch after each event. Any one ever used iNotify? Another problem is that the mask returned in the event object contains only one flag: IN_ON...

Which process was responsible for an event signalled by inotify?

I am using pyinotify to detect access, changes, etc. on files in a given directory. Is there an easier way to find out which process was responsible for that - without having to patch inotify? ...

How could I detect when a directory is mounted with inotify?

I'm using Linux Inotify to detect FS events on my program. How could I be notified when a device is mounted on a monitored directory? ...

pyinotify.ThreadedNotifier, process_* not called

Hi I have a problem with pyinotify: the methods process_*() of the ProcessEvent are not called The code import sys, time, syslog from pyinotify import WatchManager, Notifier, ThreadedNotifier, ProcessEvent, EventsCodes from daemon import Daemon class PTmp(ProcessEvent): def process_IN_CREATE(self, event): syslog.syslog("cre...

Is there a command like "watch" or "inotifywait" on the Mac?

I want to watch a folder on my Mac (Snow Leopard) and then execute a script (giving it the filename of what was just moved into a folder (as a parameter... x.sh "filename")). I have a script all written up in bash (x.sh) that will move some files and other stuff on input $1 I just need OSX to give me the file name when new files/folders...

Upload to ftp on change

I like the functionality of dreamweaver where you can add a site and define an ftp and then when you save a file it saves a local copy and also uploads a file via ftp. I am trying to get similar functionality with linux. What I have thought of doing is have inotify monitor a local folder and upload any new or changed files to an ftp site...

Do any POSIX functions or glibc extensions implement a breadth-first file tree walk?

I am writing a daemon that utilizes inotify to monitor file access and it is critical that I don't miss anything on a recursive search. I found this interesting idea and have begun to implement it. ftw() and ftw64() do not use a breadth-first algorithm, its more "pre-order". nftw() gives me the option of depth-first, but I'm worried abo...

How do I program for Linux's new `fanotify` file system monitoring feature?

fanotify, built on top of fsnotify, is supposed to replace inotify which replaced dnotify. Are there some good programming examples or existing utilities that use fanotify to watch for changes in a filesystem? How much detail does fanotify provide? ...

Slow pyinotify.ThreadedNotifier.stop()

Hi all, I have a wxPython application that uses pyinotify (via ThreadedNotifier) to check when a certain file gets modified. When this happens, the application stops watching the file and does some stuff. Everything works fine, except that often the call to ThreadedNotifier.stop() takes a noticeable time, about 4 seconds... Other times, ...

C program using inotify to monitor multiple directories along with sub-directories?

I have program which monitors a directory (/test) and notify me. I want to improve this to monitor another directory (say /opt). And also how to monitor it's subdirectories , current i'll get notified if any changes made to files under /test . but i'm not getting any inotifcation if changes made sub-directory of /test, that is touch /te...

python automate ffmpeg conversion from upload directory

I have a upload script done. But i need to figure out how to make a script that I can run as a daemon in python to handle the conversion part and moving the file thats converted to its final resting place. heres what I have so far for the directory watcher script: #!/usr/bin/python import os import pyinotify import WatchManager, Notif...

Writing .Ts file 'on demand' (inotify ?...)

Hello, I have a mediaplayer that can only read samba shared files. I would like to play http stream (from my dreambox for instance). My idea is to share a folder on my linux. In this share, I will put a (fake?) file for each tv channel I want to be able to watch (ex : channel1.ts, channel2.ts ...). The mediaplayer can only read these ...

Linux/Python: Monitor /proc/acpi files without polling?

Is there any way to monitor /proc files, such as /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/ADP0/state in a non-polling fashion, similar to inotify on a normal filesystem? I want to do this in a PyGTK app, so I tried using PyGObject's gio.FileMonitor, but no dice. A Python solution that plays well with gtk.main() would be id...

Is closing file descriptor and removing inotify watch really necessary?

With python inotifyx, do I have to remove watch and close opened system file descriptor if I need them until program exit? E.g. is there some possible problems if I create one (file descriptor + watch) with each run and don't close it? ...

something like INotifyCollectionChanged fires on xml file changed

It's possible to implement INotifyCollectionChanged or other interface like IObservable to enable to bind filtered data from xml file on this file changed ? I see examples with properties or collection, but what with files changes ? I have that code to filter and bind xml data to list box: XmlDocument channelsDoc = new XmlDocument(); c...

Using inotify-tools and ruby to push uploads to Cloud Files - SOLVED

Hi Guys, I wrote a few scripts to monitor an uploads directory for changes, then capture the file uploaded/changed and push it to cloud files using a ruby script. This all works well 95% of the time, the only exception is that occasionally, ruby fails with a 'file does not exist' exception. I am assuming that the ruby 'push' script is ...

Dropbox like service with git -- no with rsync and inotify

Do you have any advice as how to setup a Dropbox like service using git? Do you think git is the right tool for this? I was thinking about using a git + rush solution what do you think about it? ...

inotify delete_self when modifying and saving a file

I am running a small inotify script that sets up a watch on a file. Each time that file is edited and saved, the script notices that a DELETE_SELF event is triggered. Is that normal and if it is why? Shouldn't the inotify subsystem notice that the file still exists? ...

What is inotify for OpenVMS?

What is inotify: inotify is a Linux kernel subsystem that acts to extend filesystems to notice changes to the filesystem, and report those changes to applications. for OpenVMS? ...