Treewatch

If you're looking for a simple software to monitor a set of directories and perform a program execution when any changes occur within those directories, then Treewatch is the perfect tool for you. This amazing program is designed to watch your set of directories, and on detecting changes within the files in those directories, it triggers a program execution.

Treewatch is incredibly easy to use. To begin with, you can run the program without any options, which will cause it to monitor the current directory for any modifications in files with .c, .cpp, and .h extensions. Whenever any changes are detected, the program executes /usr/bin/make.

Let's say you want to run /bin/echo with the options "hello world" whenever files with the .txt extension are modified in the current directory. In this case, you can simply use the following command: treewatch -c /bin/echo -o "hello world" -f .txt

The best thing about Treewatch is that it is open-source software. The source is available as a Mercurial repository at . To get a copy of the software, simply use the command "hg clone ". It is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 which means that it is free to use, modify, and distribute.

In conclusion, Treewatch is a fantastic program for anyone looking to monitor directories for file modifications and execute programs automatically. It is easy to use and comes with great features that offer a lot of flexibility. If you're looking for reliable monitoring software, Treewatch is a great option.