#!/bin/bash # file: run_filename # background job to display content of all new files in WATCHDIR # #### $$VERSION$$ v0.91-0-ge2c998c # adjust your language setting here # https://github.com/topkecleon/telegram-bot-bash#setting-up-your-environment export 'LC_ALL=C.UTF-8' export 'LANG=C.UTF-8' export 'LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8' unset IFS # set -f # if you are paranoid use set -f to disable globbing # discard STDIN for background jobs! cat >/dev/null & # watch for new files created by a trusted programm WATCHDIR="/my_trusted/dir_to_watch" source "./mycommands.sh" # test your script and the remove ... WATCHDIR="/tmp/bottest" NEWLINE='mynewlinestartshere' # this is called by watch dir loop # $1 is name of the new file loop_callback() { # output content of file, you must trust creator because content is sent as message! output_telegram "Contents of ${1}: ${NEWLINE} $(cat "${1}")" } watch_dir_loop "$WATCHDIR"