Monitering set of files

vinoth.ree has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I need to monitor a set of files in a directory for log messages, If any file has been modified or deleted I should get a indication that Files are modified, do we have any predefined modules to do this tasks?

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Re: Monitering set of files by almut (Canon) on Mar 20, 2009 at 04:09 UTC
Linux::Inotify2 (for Linux, as the name implies). There's a similar one for Windows ~~(I just can't remember the name — but someone else will tell)~~ — update: looked it up: Win32::ChangeNotify. pktrain posted some related sample code a while ago, which is certainly worth looking at...	[reply]
Re: Monitering set of files by Anonymous Monk on Mar 20, 2009 at 04:10 UTC
file monitor file monitor	[reply]
Re: Monitering set of files by andreas1234567 (Vicar) on Mar 20, 2009 at 06:52 UTC
cfengine could be useful. -- No matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you've probably only seen the tip of them. [1]	[reply]