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Pyinotify – Monitor Filesystem Changes in Real-Time in Linux
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Pyinotify is a simple yet useful Python module for [monitoring filesystems changes][1] in real-time in Linux.
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As a System administrator, you can use it to monitor changes happening to a directory of interest such as web directory or application data storage directory and beyond.
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**Suggested Read:** [fswatch – Monitors Files and Directory Changes or Modifications in Linux][2]
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It depends on inotify (a Linux kernel feature incorporated in kernel 2.6.13), which is an event-driven notifier, its notifications are exported from kernel space to user space via three system calls.
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The purpose of pyinotiy is to bind the three system calls, and support an implementation on top of them providing a common and abstract means to manipulate those functionalities.
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In this article, we will show you how to install and use pyinotify in Linux to monitor filesystem changes or modifications in real-time.
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#### Dependencies
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In order to use pyinotify, your system must be running:
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1. Linux kernel 2.6.13 or higher
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2. Python 2.4 or higher
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### How to Install Pyinotify in Linux
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First start by checking the kernel and Python versions installed on your system as follows:
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```
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# uname -r
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# python -V
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```
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Once dependencies are met, we will use pip to install pynotify. In most Linux distributions, Pip is already installed if you’re using Python 2 >=2.7.9 or Python 3 >=3.4 binaries downloaded from python.org, otherwise, install it as follows:
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```
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# yum install python-pip [On CentOS based Distros]
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# apt-get install python-pip [On Debian based Distros]
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# dnf install python-pip [On Fedora 22+]
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```
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Now, install pyinotify like so:
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```
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# pip install pyinotify
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```
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It will install available version from the default repository, if you are looking to have a latest stable version of pyinotify, consider cloning it’s git repository as shown.
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```
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# git clone https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify.git
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# cd pyinotify/
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# ls
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# python setup.py install
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```
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### How to Use pyinotify in Linux
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In the example below, I am monitoring any changes to the user tecmint’s home (/home/tecmint) directory as root user (logged in via ssh) as shown in the screenshot:
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```
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# python -m pyinotify -v /home/tecmint
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```
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[
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![Monitor Directory Changes](http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Monitor-Directory-File-Changes.png)
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][3]
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Monitor Directory Changes
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Next, we will keep a watch for any changes to the web directory (/var/www/html/tecmint.com):
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```
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# python -m pyinotify -v /var/www/html/tecmint.com
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```
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To exit the program, simply hit `[Ctrl+C]`.
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Note: When you run pyinotify without specifying any directory to monitor, the `/tmp` directory is considered by default.
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Find more about Pyinotify on Github: [https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify][4]
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That’s all for now! In this article, we showed you how to install and use pyinotify, a useful Python module for monitoring filesystems changes in Linux.
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Have you come across any similar Python modules or related [Linux tools/utilities][5]? Let us know in the comments, perhaps you can as well ask any question in relation to this article.
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作者简介:
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Aaron Kili is a Linux and F.O.S.S enthusiast, an upcoming Linux SysAdmin, web developer, and currently a content creator for TecMint who loves working with computers and strongly believes in sharing knowledge.
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via: http://www.tecmint.com/pyinotify-monitor-filesystem-directory-changes-in-linux/
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作者:[Aaron Kili][a]
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[a]:http://www.tecmint.com/author/aaronkili/
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[1]:http://www.tecmint.com/fswatch-monitors-files-and-directory-changes-modifications-in-linux/
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[2]:http://www.tecmint.com/fswatch-monitors-files-and-directory-changes-modifications-in-linux/
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[3]:http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Monitor-Directory-File-Changes.png
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[4]:https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify
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[5]:http://tecmint.com/tag/commandline-tools
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[6]:http://www.tecmint.com/author/aaronkili/
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[7]:http://www.tecmint.com/10-useful-free-linux-ebooks-for-newbies-and-administrators/
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[8]:http://www.tecmint.com/free-linux-shell-scripting-books/
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