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@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ Next, just run PPSS as usual.
PPSS can be run as a daemon, monitoring a file or directory for new items. If (new) input is found, it is processed. PPSS can be run as a daemon, monitoring a file or directory for new items. If (new) input is found, it is processed.
=== IMPORTANT ===
Before you put a file in a directory monitored by PPSS, you must create a directory (mkdir) called "INPUT_LOCK" inside this directory. Once the file transfer is complete, you can remove this directory. This is required to prevent race conditions. It can get messy if PPSS starts processing a file while the file in question is still being copied into the directory. Before you put a file in a directory monitored by PPSS, you must create a directory (mkdir) called "INPUT_LOCK" inside this directory. Once the file transfer is complete, you can remove this directory. This is required to prevent race conditions. It can get messy if PPSS starts processing a file while the file in question is still being copied into the directory.
Thus, in order to use the daemon feature of PPSS, you must insert a mkdir and remove dir command into your own scripts. But it gets nasty. Thus, in order to use the daemon feature of PPSS, you must insert a mkdir and remove dir command into your own scripts. But it gets nasty.
@ -290,6 +292,10 @@ copy file /some/directory/
# 3 - release lock # 3 - release lock
rm -rf /some/directory/INPUT_LOCK rm -rf /some/directory/INPUT_LOCK
*Using a file as input*
When using the -f option in DAEMON mode, you also need to specify a -d option, to specify a directory. This directory is used for the lock file, as described above.
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