"cat" as a file watcher (redirection problem)
Hello Community
I'm trying to set up a file watcher to merge several files into one. I've tried to use "cat" as the program, and redirect the output with standard shell redirection, like this:
Program: cat
Arguments: $FilePath$ > /path/to/my/dest/file
Output path: /path/to/my/dest/file
The watched is triggered but seems to be confused: the output of the "Run" window is:
cat /my/source/file/ > /path/to/my/dest/file
followed by the source file content.
I also tried to remove the redirection and check "Create output from stdout", same result.
Is there a way to make it work directly, or should I write an external shell script to handle it?
TIA
greg
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Hi there,
That would be the best and safest way.