incron Alternatives

incron is described as 'This program is an "inotify cron" system. It consists of a daemon and a table manipulator. You can use it a similar way as the regular cron. The difference is that the inotify cron handles filesystem events rather than time periods' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to incron for Linux, Mac, Windows and FreeBSD. The best alternative is entr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like incron are Anacron, mcron, fcron and fswatch.

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incron

Free • Open Source
Linux

This program is an "inotify cron" system. It consists of a daemon and a table manipulator. You can use it a...

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entr
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Free • Open Source
Task Automation App
Linux
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Run arbitrary commands when files change.
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1. Command line interfaceentr either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Watch Folderentr can monitor a folder and perform actions (send notification, upload file, etc.) when changes occur.
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Anacron
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Free • Open Source
Linux
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Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period...

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mcron
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Free • Open Source
Linux
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mcron is GNU's implementation of cron. It is a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron.
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fcron
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Free • Open Source
Linux
7 alternatives to fcron
Fcron is a periodical command scheduler which aims at replacing Vixie Cron, so it implements most of its functionalities.
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fswatch
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A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend.
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Guard (CLI Tool)
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Guard automates various tasks by running custom rules whenever file or directories are modified.
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