---
name: "pybit-watcher"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pybit-watcher"
version: "1.0.0-4"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pybit-watcher"
---

# pybit-watcher(1)

watches incoming directories for reprepro

## NAME

pybit-watcher - watches incoming directories for reprepro

## SYNOPSIS

**pybit-watcher** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

pybit-watcher monitors a nominated directory for Debian package uploads (\*.changes) and then runs a specified incoming rule on the configured reprepro repository.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--conf\_file**=*PYBIT\_WATCHER\_CONF\_FILE*

  Config file to read settings from, defaults to watcher.conf which will be read from configs/watcher and /etc/pybit/watcher in turn.

- **-v**

  Turn on verbose messages.

- **-d**

  Daemonise with output going to /var/log/pybit-watcher

## DAEMON CONFIGURATION

pybit-watcher needs to be configured before it will run and process uploads. The configuration file is in JSON format, ordering is not important.

*repobase* - top level directory of the reprepro repository, i.e. where reprepro can find the ./conf/distributions file.

*path* - directory used for uploads, must be writeable by whichever user(s) will be able to upload.

*dryrun* - if set to true, commands are printed to the console instead of being executed. Default: true

*rule* - the reprepro incoming rule to call with this watcher. Only one incoming rule can be used.

*sleeptime* - the time allowed after the watcher is notified that a .changes file has been written to allow for the upload tool to change permissions or other management tasks. Default: 3 seconds.

*configured* - Set to true once the other settings are correct for your installation. Default is false.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Neil Williams \<codehelp@debian.org\>