From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2004-10-11T17:18:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Task scheduling using Ruby?

nkb wrote:
> Hi.
> I would like to schedule a task (e.g check if a file exists or if the 
> date of the files in a diretory are newer than yesterday, etc.) on Linux 
> using Ruby. Can this be done, if so how? I supposed I would run the 
> script as root background? Thanks for any pointer!!
> 

Gavin Kistner released something two weeks ago that might interest you:

 > http://phrogz.net/RubyLibs/rdoc/classes/Dir/DirectoryWatcher.html
 >
 > A DirectoryWatcher keeps an eye on a certain directory, firing off your own custom 
 > procs when a file is added to, modified in, or removed from that directory.
 >
 > See the link above for documentation. Download available from
 > http://phrogz.net/RubyLibs/DirectoryWatcher.rb


If that doesn't get you in the right direction, ask us again...


Hal