[Gllug] Smart directories: Cron or fancier

[Tom Schutzer-Weissmann]

Hello all

We'd like to create a shared directory that converts image files; the
user saves, say, a JPEG, and it's immediately turned into PNG. I could
use cron to check the directory every minute for new files, but
wondered: is there a smarter or more instant way of checking for new
files?

I considered using a SAMBA pseudo-printer, but (maybe I'm wrong) you
can't mount those as normal filesystems, which is what I want.

Thankee
Tom


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