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On 09/07/2013 18:54, Joseph wrote: |
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> How to design a sticky note pop-up when file is present? |
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> I would like to check if file is present via and open a terminal window |
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> with a simple message. |
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> I think a simple bash script and a cron job would do the trick or is |
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> there a better solution? |
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> I've tried cron + bash script |
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> cron: |
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> 32 10 * * * sh /home/joseph/xp_share/wall.sh |
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> wall.sh |
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> terminal |
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> wall file ready |
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> When I open terminal and type: "terminal" new windows pops up |
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> But if close all the terminals and run wall.sh script the terminal will |
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> not open. |
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> I get an error message: (terminal:24945): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open |
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> display: |
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You want inotify for this. |
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You are polling something to discover if it's there, what yu really want |
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to do is let the kernel notify you when the event you are interested in |
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occurs. |
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There are many tools out there that interface with the kernel's inotify |
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system. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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