fs-watchdog 0.1.4

File system watchdog wrapper. Monitors a directory and logs events.

fs-watchdog

File system Watchdog wrapper (CLI). Monitors a directory and logs events.

Install

From PyPI:

pip install fs-watchdog

(Recommended for CLI tools)

pipx install fs-watchdog

Usage

fs-watchdog <DIRECTORY_PATH>

Examples:

Windows:

fs-watchdog "C:\Users\User\Documents"

macOS / Linux:

fs-watchdog /Users/user/Documents

You can also run as a module:

python -m file_watchdog <DIRECTORY_PATH>

Output

• Events are logged to the console in the following format:

  [HEX_TIMESTAMP] event_type: path/to/file
  

• Events are also saved to a log file named watchdog_events_<timestamp>.log.

• The log file is created in the current working directory.

• Log file entries use ISO timestamp format (UTC, Z suffix):

  [2024-04-02T12:34:56.789012Z] event_type: path/to/file
  

Finishing up

Press Ctrl+C to stop monitoring.

See also

My other small but snappy Python tools and automation,

• github-stargazers – Python 3.13 – Github Stargazer Scraper.
• img2pdf_helper – Simplify img2pdf configuration and usage.
• fs-watchdog – Python 3.14 – file system Watchdog wrapper.

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Tim Abdiukov