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How can I exclude PATTERN from inotify/incron

I'm using incron to watch for events in a directory but I want to exclude some subdirectory or some filename PATTERNS.

Is there a way I can do this elegantly?

Solution

  • Incron doesn't support pattern filters, so you'll need to implement your own.

    A simple example for just one file extension could be:

    Incrontab:

    /watched/directory IN_ALL_EVENTS /usr/local/bin/incronfilter .pyc $# /bin/echo $@/$# $& $%

    incronfilter:

    #!/bin/bash

ext=$1
file=$2
shift 2

[ "$file" == "${file%$ext}" ] &&  $*

    Hope it helps.