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inotify-tools is a set of command-line utilities that provides a simple
interface to the inotify kernel subsystem. It allows users to monitor and react
to changes in files and directories in real-time.
The package includes two main utilities:
- inotifywait: for continuous monitoring and real-time output of
filesystem events. It is often used in shell scripts to trigger
actions like deployments, backups, or log monitoring.
- inotifywatch: gathers filesystem access statistics and outputs a
summary count of events received on each file or directory. It is
suitable for short-term monitoring to collect event statistics.
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