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how can I tell incrontab to run this command when there has been any modification done under the /web directory?

/web IN_CREATE,IN_DELETE,IN_MODIFY /bin/echo "this is a test..."

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Just a hint: /bin/echo will not be connected to any terminal so the output goes nowhere (but you will get a info line that the action ran in the syslog). – SvW Feb 6 '12 at 13:44
+1 Your syntax looks right. Is it that you just don't see "this is a test..." displayed? – Richard Holloway Feb 6 '12 at 21:25

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Here is the incrontab record syntax taken from this page:

<directory> <file change mask> <command or action>  options

So, your command should be OK. You need to pay attention to two points:

  1. Add the needed changes in the record such as the mentioned in your question (IN_CREATE, etc...).
  2. This record will watch only the directory the files/folders under it, but not under its subfolders. It is NOT recursive. You need to include more records if you want to watch other subfolders.
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