Run a cronjob only when a file is modified?

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hdf_copy

hdf_copy(3)							  util/neo_hdf.h						       hdf_copy(3)

NAME

       hdf_copy  - copy part of an HDF dataset to another

SYNOPSIS

       #include <util/neo_hdf.h>

       NEOERR* hdf_copy (HDF *dest_hdf, const char *name, HDF *src);

ARGUMENTS

       dest_hdf -> the destination dataset
       name -> the name of the destination node
       src -> the hdf dataset to copy to the destination

DESCRIPTION

       hdf_copy is a deep copy of an HDF tree pointed to by src to the named node of dest.  dest and src need not be part of the same data set

RETURN VALUE

       None

SEE ALSO

       hdf_set_symlink(3),  hdf_get_valuef(3),	compareFunc)(3),  hdf_dump_str(3),  hdf_get_int_value(3),  hdf_read_string_ignore(3), hdf_copy(3),
       hdf_get_node(3),  hdf_set_value(3),  hdf_obj_child(3),  hdf_read_string(3),   hdf_set_buf(3),   hdf_register_fileload(3),   hdf_get_obj(3),
       hdf_get_attr(3),  hdf_obj_top(3),  hdf_dump_format(3),  hdf_destroy(3),	hdf_init(3),  hdf_obj_value(3),  hdf_write_string(3), hdf_set_val-
       uevf(3), hdf_sort_obj(3), hdf_write_file_atomic(3), hdf_obj_attr(3), hdf_set_valuef(3),	hdf_get_copy(3),  hdf_write_file(3),  hdf_get_val-
       uevf(3),  hdf_set_int_value(3),	hdf_dump(3),  hdf_get_value(3),  hdf_set_copy(3),  hdf_obj_next(3),  hdf_search_path(3),  hdf_obj_name(3),
       hdf_set_attr(3), hdf_get_child(3), hdf_remove_tree

ClearSilver							   12 July 2007 						       hdf_copy(3)

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