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On 03/14/14 00:24, Robert Huff wrote:
> Andrea Venturoli writes:
>
>>  I have a script which monitors a directory and wakes up as soon
>>  as a new file appears.  I'm using sysutils/wait_on for this, but
>>  this port expired a few days ago.
>>
>>  Is there a drop in replacement? Any other suggestion?
>
>      Isn't there a component of the GNOME suite which does this?

Which component?

I probably forgot to say this, but this is on a server with no X.
I'd happily avoid installing whole GNOME if I can, but if this works 
without graphics it might be worth investigating.

  bye & Thanks
	av.