Unix filesystem hook

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I'd like to add a hook to the file system, so I can execute a process whenever a specific file is read from disk. Does *nix provide a way to create such a hook? (I have root access)

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '10 at 05:22

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incron, based on inotify, implements just such a hook in a cron-like way. Unfortunately, it is Linux-specific, not generic to UNIX.

answered Nov 09 '10 at 05:22

Steven Monday

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jlliagre · Answer 2 · 2010-11-11T21:58:47.677

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If you run Solaris 10 or newer, an OpenSolaris based distribution, FreeBSD, (a recent) NetBSD or MacOS X, a dtrace script will easily do that job.

edited Nov 11 '10 at 21:58

answered Nov 11 '10 at 21:53

jlliagre

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Unix filesystem hook

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