[plt-scheme] Linux question

On 5/13/07, Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org> wrote:
> I figure it won't hurt to ask: does anyone know of a way to reboot a
> linux machine by only creating, deleting, or modifying a file?

I never tried this and it it just an idea which you might want to
check out but it can possibly be done with inotify, maybe attaching
some kind of rebooting hook to the file notification system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inotify

Cheers,

Paulo Matos

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