---
name: "fileschanged"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fileschanged"
version: "0.6.5-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fileschanged"
---

# fileschanged(1)

displays altered files

## NAME

fileschanged - displays altered files

## SYNOPSIS

**fileschanged** \[*OPTION*...\] \[*FILE*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Monitors FILEs for alterations.  Display the filenames of FILEs that were created, changed, deleted, started execution or finished executing.

- **-s**, **--show**=*EVENT\[*,...\]

  Display created, changed, deleted, executing, or executed files (Default is "created,changed")

- **-a**, **--show-all**

  Display all file events and the associated action

- **-f**, **--files-to-monitor**

  (Default) Monitor the FILEs on the command line

- **-l**, **--filelist**=*FILE*

  Monitor the list of filenames inside FILE

- **-L**, **--dereference**

  Don't monitor symlinks, monitor what's pointed to

- **-r**, **--recursive**

  Monitor subdirectories of directories

- **-t**, **--timeout**=*N*

  Delay showing changed files for N seconds (Def=2)

- **-p**, **--display-action**

  Display action when showing altered files

- **-x**, **--exec**=*PROG*

  Run PROG when file is altered (PROG action filename)

- \-?, **--help**

  Give this help list

- **--usage**

  Give a short usage message

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print program version

FILEs must exist when monitoring begins, or they will not be monitored.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<benasselstine@users.sf.net\>.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **fileschanged** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **fileschanged** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info fileschanged**

should give you access to the complete manual.