To create a pop up in linux when a file is created

bal_nair1 · 07-16-2012, 06:34 AM

Hi Sir,

I have a requirement , that is

I used to run big simulations in solvers.I used to submit say file name 'xyz.dat'...So Once a simulation is run ,a solution folder is created with xyz.aqs in the folder where we have submitted the file 'xyz.dat'.

I would like to get a notification such as pop up from linux when the solution is just written on system. How it could be done.

Thanks in advance

NevemTeve · 07-16-2012, 06:50 AM

Dear Sir, I think you could use inotify(2) in achieving this.
http://www.linuxforu.com/2011/04/get...-with-inotify/

bigearsbilly · 07-16-2012, 08:13 AM

xmessage and a while/sleep loop would be easy.

tonyfreeman · 07-16-2012, 07:42 PM

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have been using a program called notify-send in scripts. Most commonly like so:

Code:

notify-send -u critical -t 0 'The process is DONE!' 'Check /mnt/BACKUPS/0day for a list of new items' | sndfile-play /usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts/bark.ogg

I also enjoy having the desktop notification "bark" at me as well; thus, the addition of the pipe to sndfile-play and a moment of happy recollection of a puppy named Fluffy.

notify-send is found in the libnotify (rpm) or libnotify-bin (deb) package.

Yours with fond regards,

bal_nair1 · 07-18-2012, 06:14 AM

Dear sir,

Could you please explain me this in detail....