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Asked: June 6, 20262026-06-06T22:26:40+00:00 2026-06-06T22:26:40+00:00

I have a webcam that works by re-uploading the same file and overwriting itself

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I have a webcam that works by re-uploading the same file and overwriting itself every 10 seconds. I’d like to create a shell script that monitors this file (camFile.jpg) and when it detects it’s been overwritten, it duplicates it and creates a new file called camFile-TIMESTAMP.jpg. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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    2026-06-06T22:26:42+00:00Added an answer on June 6, 2026 at 10:26 pm

    I think you’d be best served by using inotify. But it depends on which language you’re using.

    http://linux.die.net/man/7/inotify

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