# Directory monitoring

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/directory-monitoring/163513>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 21, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/directory-monitoring/163513 "2009-03-21T06:54:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![loganathan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ec9cab/32.png) [@loganathan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/loganathan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/directory-monitoring/163513/1 "2009-03-21T06:54:59Z")

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Hi  
Is there any pre-defined module available in ruby to monitor a given  
directory.

monitoring in the sense,  
\* When ever a new file is created or removed inside that  
directory  
\* When ever a new directory is created or removed inside that  
directory

Likewise , is there any standard module available in ruby to monitor a  
file growth

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**Author:** ![loganathan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ec9cab/32.png) [@loganathan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/loganathan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/directory-monitoring/163513/2 "2009-03-21T15:55:58Z")

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Loga G. wrote:

> Is there any pre-defined module available in ruby to monitor a given  
> directory.

Yes, there are at least two.  
[http://tinyurl.com/ruby-watch-directory](http://tinyurl.com/ruby-watch-directory)