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fileschanged

FILESCHANGED(1) 						   User Commands						   FILESCHANGED(1)

NAME

       fileschanged - displays altered files

SYNOPSIS

       fileschanged [OPTION...] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       Monitors  FILEs for alterations.  Display the filenames of FILEs that were created, changed, deleted, started execution or finished execut-
       ing.

       -s, --show=EVENT[,...]
	      Display created, changed, deleted, executing, or executed files (Default is "created,changed")

       -a, --show-all
	      Display all file events and the associated action

       -f, --files-to-monitor
	      (Default) Monitor the FILEs on the command line

       -l, --filelist=FILE
	      Monitor the list of filenames inside FILE

       -L, --dereference
	      Don't monitor symlinks, monitor what's pointed to

       -r, --recursive
	      Monitor subdirectories of directories

       -t, --timeout=N
	      Delay showing changed files for N seconds (Def=2)

       -p, --display-action
	      Display action when showing altered files

       -x, --exec=PROG
	      Run PROG when file is altered (PROG action filename)

       -?, --help
	      Give this help list

       --usage
	      Give a short usage message

       -V, --version
	      Print program version

       FILEs must exist when monitoring begins, or they will not be monitored.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <benasselstine@users.sf.net>.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for fileschanged is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and fileschanged programs are properly installed at
       your site, the command

	      info fileschanged

       should give you access to the complete manual.

fileschanged 0.6.5						   October 2011 						   FILESCHANGED(1)