Looking for a folder monitor app...

[sd_smoker]

Does anyone know of a program that can monitor one or more folders and execute a program from the command line when certain events occur? The closest thing I've found is a program called Watch-4-Folder, but there's no way to pass the file to the command as a parameter which is something I need. Surely something like this exists (for free). Does anyone know of such a thing?

[skwire]

What types of certain events are you referring to?

[rjbull]

The following lists things I've heard of, but not tried.

Mouser has promised a utility of this type: NANY 2011 Pledge: Reliable File Watcher Batcher Robot

Other possibilities:

Log Monitor, which has been mentioned on DC several times, e.g.
Re: Backup My TXT Files Everytime I Save - AKA incremental saves / wiki(-like)
Free, abandoned.

Always Watching
Payware - can't immediately see a free version.

You can find quite a few other utilities that are primarily slanted towards system files (presumably for monitoring installs).

[cmpm]

http://leelusoft.blogspot.com/2010/07/watch-4-folder-22.html

It can monitor 15 different types of events and execute different actions in case of an event.

I don't know what those actions are that can be executed.

[mouser]

Watch 4 Folder looks nice.

There is also Belvedere from Lifehacker/Adam Pash: http://lifehacker.com/341950/belvedere-automates-your-self+cleaning-pc

[sd_smoker]

What types of certain events are you referring to?

File creation and file modification mainly.

Thanks for the recommendation guys. I'll check them out...

[sd_smoker]

Log Monitor, which has been mentioned on DC several times, e.g.
Re: Backup My TXT Files Everytime I Save - AKA incremental saves / wiki(-like)
Free, abandoned.

I think this is the only one so far that does exactly what I want (run command line programs on event trigger). Thanks!

[4wd]

FileNotify - as mentioned here.

FileNotify2 is even more powerful but no support - author changed it to freeware.