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| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | when.1 (renamed from watch.1) | 23 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | when.c (renamed from watch.c) | 0 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 18 deletions
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ BINDIR = /usr/local/bin MANDIR = /usr/local/man CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -O2 -all: watch +all: when -install: watch - cp watch $(BINDIR)/watch - cp watch.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/watch.1 +install: when + cp when $(BINDIR)/when + cp when.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/when.1 uninstall: - rm $(BINDIR)/watch - rm $(MANDIR)/man1/watch.1 + rm $(BINDIR)/when + rm $(MANDIR)/man1/when.1 @@ -1,23 +1,23 @@ .Dd $Mdocdate$ -.Dt WATCH 1 +.Dt WHEN 1 .Os .Sh NAME -.Nm watch +.Nm when .Nd a simple file watcher . .Sh SYNPOSIS -.Nm watch +.Nm when .Op Fl i .Ar file ... . .Sh DESCRIPTION .Pp -.Nm watch +.Nm when is a simple program that watches any given .Ar file for changes. When the file changes, its name (as specified in the arguments to -.Nm watch ) +.Nm when ) is printed on standard output. .Pp If the @@ -32,20 +32,19 @@ error and the program exits with error code 1. .Pp If a file is renamed, a notice is printed on standard error, but the program keeps running. -.\" +. .Sh EXAMPLES .Bd -literal -offset indent -$ watch *.ms | while read file; do - make ${file%.ms}.pdf && kill -9 mupdf -done +when * | xargs -I% cp % /mnt/usb/ .Ed .Bd -literal -offset indent -$ alias each='xargs -L0 -I {}' -$ watch -i * | each cp {} /mnt/usb/ +when -i *.ms | while read f; do + make "${f%.ms}".pdf && kill -HUP mupdf +done .Ed . .Sh AUTHORS .Pp -.Nm watch +.Nm when is written by .An John Ankarström Aq Mt "john (at) ankarstrom.se" . |