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Package: incron (0.5.8-1)

cron-like daemon which handles filesystem events

incron is an "inotify cron" system. It works like the regular cron but is driven by filesystem events instead of time events. This package provides two programs, a daemon called "incrond" (analogous to crond) and a table manipulator "incrontab" (like "crontab").

incron uses the Linux Kernel inotify syscalls.

like cron, each user can edit its own incron tables.

incron can be used to : 

 - notifying programs (e.g. server daemons) about changes in configuration
 - guarding changes in critical files (with their eventual recovery)
 - file usage monitoring, statistics
 - automatic on-crash cleanup
 - automatic on-change backup or versioning
 - new mail notification (for maildir)
 - server upload notification
 - installation management (outside packaging systems)
 - ... and many others

Tags: System Administration: Automation and Scheduling, Implemented in: C++, User Interface: Daemon, Role: Program, Scope: Utility

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 121.2 kB488 kB [list of files]
amd64 110.6 kB384 kB [list of files]
armel 105.4 kB352 kB [list of files]
hppa 128.6 kB404 kB [list of files]
i386 104.7 kB364 kB [list of files]
ia64 151.0 kB592 kB [list of files]
m68k (unofficial port) 103.3 kB376 kB [list of files]
mips 110.7 kB460 kB [list of files]
mipsel 110.1 kB460 kB [list of files]
powerpc 113.8 kB392 kB [list of files]
s390 106.2 kB376 kB [list of files]
sparc 109.7 kB376 kB [list of files]