How To Install Inotifywatch On Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?

How To Install Inotifywatch On Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?

inotifywatch

command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

Maintainer: Dmitry Bogatov



Section: misc

Install inotifywatch

  • 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.

To install the latest version of inotifywatch in your favorite operating system just copy the inotifywatch installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of inotifywatch 2026 package in your OS.