Linux/Ubuntu: fswatch: watch file changes in folder

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fswatch -r --event=Created --event=Updated --event=Renamed --format=%p -0 MYFOLDER/ | xargs -0 -n1 -I{} mycommand "{}"

fswatch -r --event=Created --event=Updated --event=Renamed --format="%p %f" -0 SYSTEM/ | xargs -0 -n1 -I{} echo "{}"

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