How To Install Inotifywait In Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?

How To Install Inotifywait In Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?

inotifywait

command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

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Maintainer: Dmitry Bogatov
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Website: https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/
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Install inotifywait

  • Debian apt-get install inotify-tools Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install inotify-tools Click to copy
  • Alpine OS apk add inotify-tools Click to copy
  • Arch Linux pacman -S inotify-tools Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install inotify-tools Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install inotify-tools Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install inotify-tools Click to copy

inotify-tools

command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

inotify-tools is a set of command-line programs for Linux providing a simple interface to inotify. These programs can be used to monitor and act upon filesystem events. inotify-tools consists of two utilities: inotifywait simply blocks for inotify events, making it appropriate for use in shell scripts. inotifywatch collects filesystem usage statistics and outputs counts of each inotify event.

Installation of latest inotifywait command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora and Raspbian. You can copy the command for your OS from above and paste it into your terminal. Once you run the command it will download the 2023 latest package from the repository and install it in your computer/server.