The C2WATCHDIR command monitors a directory and sends any new files to the Cloud C² server and then removes the local file.

C2WATCHDIR is most useful for collecting larger collections of data, and uses USB external storage as a temproary scratch disk.

Options

C2WATCHDIR expects one option: the path to the directory to monitor.

  C2WATCHDIR /path/to/directory

By default, C2WATCHDIR removes files after they are sent to Cloud C². To keep them, set the C2_KEEP_FILES variable before running C2WATCHDIR:

  C2_KEEP_FILES=1 C2WATCHDIR /usb/foo/

Experimenting

You can experiment using the C2WATCHDIR command live, either in the Web Shell in the web UI, or via ssh!

Using the C2WATCHDIR command in the Web Shell

Using the C2WATCHDIR command in the Web Shell

Examples 

  #!/bin/bash

LED B SOLID

NETMODE NAT

USBWAIT

mkdir /usb/web_streams

C2WATCHDIR /usb/web_streams &

DUMPSTREAM br-lan SERVER /usb/web_streams/web_ 80