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From: ken@wsl.UUCP (Kenneth Woods on wsl)
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Subject: Re: how do you watch for an incoming file
Summary: Try csh set mail
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Date: 7 Dec 89 23:24:34 GMT
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>In article <5506@hplabsb.HP.COM>, quan@hplabsb.HP.COM (Suu Quan) writes:
>> 	How do I write a C-program or shell script that will watch for
>> the presence of a new file in a certain directory.

If you use the C-shell you could try the following command 

set mail = ( 10 /usr/mail/$LOGNAME certain_directory )

csh will then send you the message
"New mail in certain_directory"
whenever a file is added or removed from that directory.
You can use ls -t or whatever to find the actual name of the file.
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>In article <5506@hplabsb.HP.COM>, quan@hplabsb.HP.COM (Suu Quan) writes:
>> 	How do I write a C-program or shell script that will watch for
>> the presence of a new file in a certain directory.

If you use the C-shell you could try the following command 

set mail = ( 10 /usr/mail/$LOGNAME certain_directory )

csh will then send you the message
"New mail in certain_directory"
whenever a file is added or removed from that directory.
You can use ls -t or whatever to find the actual name of the file.