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This might not the best method but I used the Log show command to access the unified logs.
And then directed this to a file. So I use this to monitor the camera status.

#!/bin/bash
# Detects the...

I ran a few searches in the system profiler and seem to be finding more info as try grep - i with different keywords. I will review more to spot other patterns but the first keyword search didn't...

Thanks Neo. I'm going to go back and review the system profiler and my results. I initially ran the system profiler full detail and did a search for this msg (AppleCamIn: power_on_hardware) and...

I'm trying to complete a bash script to capture if an external webcam is active in a video conference session. Some users will switch the camera to the built-in MAC camera. When this happens I want...

Neo, thanks :b: for the info. This really will save me plenty of time and help with monitoring some usb devices. It help me to know if external device is no longer active

I've searched a number of sites but thought I'd post it here. I'm want to a detect certain usb device (external camera) that is actively being used by an app on a mac.
My search has led me through...

I didn't think of that. Thanks for bringing that up. I will be writing several other variables to the stream.

Thanks guys for the assist. I'v e banging my head on the wall.
Once I updated the "" format to ascii the script worked as needed. Also I noticed after this fix the script works with or without this...

New to the site, please let me know I'm not meeting the post guidelines.

I'm creating a bash script to generate a report with output from a grep command. The goal is to direct
the output to a...