Urgent:script to send a mail when the file is updated

[ramadeviirrigireddy]

I need a unix shell script where if u issue a command then it should ask for one dir name and file name and whn input is given it should search for that file with the current date and if tht file is updated after 3:30 a.m then a mail should be sent to you saying "file is updated" and if it is not updated you have to send a mail saying that "file not updated".

[tdob]

Hi,

here's an example which is working on linux, it can be run from cron . Options for find can be different on bsd or another unix.

dir="/tmp"
filename="aaa"
last_modif_minutes=30
 
modified=`find $dir -type f -name $filename -mmin $last_modif_minutes`
echo $modified
 
if [ -z $modified ]; then
    echo "not modified" | /usr/sbin/sendmail $mail_addr
else
    echo "modified" | /usr/sbin/sendmail $mail_addr
fi
 
 

Regards,
tdob