dir-watcher

watch folder for changes and copy or move files to another distination folder.

How to use

open the "conf.cfg" file and change the variable as desired.

• timeinterval = how many minutes old show the file be
• src_path = the source path where to look for the specific file patern
• dist_path = the distination folder, where files have to be moved/copied to
• operation = 'copy' for copy/paste or 'move' to cut/past

the search pattern on src_path are set according python package "glob.glob". for more infomation please see https://docs.python.org/3/library/glob.html after you setup the conf.cfg file you can start the "app.py" file

python app.py

or generate an executable with pyinstaller.

copy mode

[SETTING]
timeinterval =  10
src_path = /dir_to_watch/*.txt
dist_path = /dir_to_save_to/test
operation = copy

move mode

[SETTING]
timeinterval =  10
src_path = /dir_to_watch/*.txt
dist_path = /dir_to_save_to/test
operation = move

Pyinstaller command

you have to install pyinstaller on your system

pip install pyinstaller

after installion you can now generate executable of dir-watcher

# -F = onefile, -c = console, -i name of icon, -n name of application
pyinstaller -F -c -i icon.ico -n Watchdir app.py 

# -D = onedir, -w = windowed, -i name of icon, -n name of application
pyinstaller -D -w -i icon.ico -n Watchdir app.py