ubinbox: Monitor a directory, find new files and process

NAME

ubinbox

SYNOPSIS

ubinbox {-c <command>} {-d} <directory>

DESCRIPTION

ubinbox monitors <directory> for new files.

If a file is created in the directory, ubinbox lists ALL the files in the directory.

If you specify a <command>, then the system invokes that <command> from <directory> once for each file in <directory>. It is the responsibility of <command> to move/remove the files.

If ubinbox is monitoring a directory, it can be forced to execute <command> as if a file has arrived by using SIGRTMIN.

Typically, the system uses this to monitor a directory, pick up new files, process them, and then either delete or move them.

FLAGS

FLAG	ARGUMENT	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
-c	command	text	command to execute when a new file is created in directory
-d			Run ubinbox as a daemon (detach from starting process).

ERRORS

EXAMPLE

Create a script, eg /tmp/echo

cat $1 > /tmp/$1
rm -f $1

Then assuming a directory called /data/incoming exists start a ubinbox monitor:

ubinbox -d -c /tmp/echo /data/incoming

if a running ubinbox has pid 12345: kill -SIGRTMIN 12345 will also trigger the command