Run a shell command when a file is added

Question

I have a folder named images on my linux box. This folder is connected to a website and the admin of the site has the ability to add pictures to this site. However, when a

Answer 1

You might want to look at inotify

The inotify API provides a mechanism for monitoring file system events. Inotify can be used to monitor individual files, or to monitor directories. When a directory is monitored, inotify will return events for the directory itself, and for files inside the directory.