Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
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<term><varname>PathExists=</varname></term>
<term><varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname></term>
<term><varname>PathChanged=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>PathModified=</varname></term>
<term><varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Defines paths to
specified. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
may be used to watch a file or
directory and activate the configured
- unit whenever it changes or is
- modified. <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>
+ unit whenever it changes. It is not activated
+ on every write to the watched file but it is
+ activated if the file which was open for writing
+ gets closed. <varname>PathModified=</varname>
+ is similar, but additionally it is activated
+ also on simple writes to the watched file.
+
+ <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>
may be used to watch a directory and
activate the configured unit whenever
it contains at least one file.</para>
activated, then the configured unit is
immediately activated as
well. Something similar does not apply
- to
- <varname>PathChanged=</varname>. The
- latter is not activated on simple
- writes but only if files with were
- opened for writing are closed.
+ to <varname>PathChanged=</varname>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>