03-20-2012
Script to monitor directory size of specific users
Hi,
i am new to shell scripts, i need to write a script that can monitor size of directory of specific users. Please help.
Thanks,
Nitin
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gvfs-monitor-dir
gvfs-monitor-dir(1) User Commands gvfs-monitor-dir(1)
NAME
gvfs-monitor-dir - monitor the change of a directory content using the VFS system
SYNOPSIS
gvfs-monitor-dir URI
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-monitor-dir monitors the change content of a directory using the VFS system. If anything changes inside the directory, gvfs-monitor-
dir will print a message informing of the event.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
URI Specifies the directory location in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Monitor a local directory
example% gvfs-monitor-dir file:///tmp/example
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gvfs-monitor-dir Executable to monitor the change content of a directory using the VFS system.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-gvfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gvfs-copy(1), gvfs-info(1), gvfs-less(1), gvfs-ls(1), gvfs-mkdir(1) gvfs-cat(1), gvfs-monitor-file(1), gvfs-mount(1), gvfs-move(1), gvfs-
rename(1), gvfs-open(1), gvfs-rm(1), gvfs-save(1), gvfs-trash(1), gvfs-tree(1), attributes(5), environ(5)
NOTES
Written by Alvaro Lopez Ortega, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.
SunOS 5.11 25 Mar 2008 gvfs-monitor-dir(1)