#Apple folks, what is the best way to monitor a folder under #macOS and invoke a shell script/command when new files are added?

I want to have a PDF-inbox, which gets OCRt whenever I add a new file. Currently my NAS does this via cronjob and I need a better solution.

#Automator ? #FSWatch ?

#fswatch - Monitor File and Directory Changes in #Linux

https://www.tecmint.com/fswatch-monitor-file-changes-linux/

#fswatch es un monitor de cambios de archivos multiplataforma que recibe alertas de notificación cuando se altera o modifica el contenido de los archivos o directorios especificados.

https://www.linuxparty.es/2-amd/11206-fswatch-vigilar-y-supervisar-cambios-o-modificaciones-de-archivos-y-directorios-en-linux.html

#fswatch is a file watch program.

fswatch is a tool that monitors files and directories using platform-specific or agnostic programs and reports the results to stdout. fswatch can monitor many files at once, supports regex for matching or excluding files, and can report various details about the files that may have changed.

Website 🔗️: http://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch

apt 📦️: fswatch

#free #opensource #foss #fossmendations #sysadmin