Native (small) inotifywait-like tool?
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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:43:12 UTC
Hi, do we have a native tool (can be way simpler) like inotifywait? I am essentially looking for something which will trigger an action when a file changes; the action could also be in a shell script so "wait" in a shell script look would be acceptable. Problem is that I am very space contraint and don't want to pull in more libraries etc. when a few kB would already do. I assume soemthing like the example in kqueue(2) will almost do? I am just wondering: we do not have a tool like this already in base? /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7