Command-line tool

inotify-tools

brew/inotify-tools

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C library and command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Linux

brew install inotify-tools

Watch a specific file for events, exiting after the first one

inotifywait path/to/file

Continuously watch a specific file for events without exiting

inotifywait -m path/to/file

Watch a directory recursively for events

inotifywait -m -r path/to/directory

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