run_when_changed

   1 #!/bin/sh
   2
   3 WATCH_FILE="$1"
   4 shift 1;
   5
   6 WATCH_DIR=`dirname "$WATCH_FILE"`
   7 WATCH_FILE=`basename "$WATCH_FILE"`
   8
   9 inotifywait -m -e close_write,moved_to,create $WATCH_DIR |
  10     while read -r directory events filename; do
  11         if [ "x$filename" = "x$WATCH_FILE" ]; then
  12             ( exec "$@" );
  13         fi;
  14     done;