#!/bin/bash # file: run_filename # background job to display all new files in WATCHDIR # #### $$VERSION$$ v1.2-0-gc50499c ###### # parameters # $1 $2 args as given to starct_proc chat script arg1 arg2 # $3 path to named pipe/log # 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 # shellcheck source=examples/background-scripts/mycommands.sh cat >/dev/null & # watch for new logfiles WATCHDIR="/var/log" # shellcheck disable=SC1091 source "./mycommands.sh" # test your script and the remove ... WATCHDIR="/tmp/bottest" # this is called by watch dir loop # $1 is name of the new file loop_callback() { # output one simple line ... echo "New file ${1} created in ${WATCHDIR}!" } watch_dir_loop "$WATCHDIR"