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File change

Monitor description

The monitor checks a file for changes in size or modification date.

  • System type: All but Generic/Unknown
  • Category: Others

File change monitor property page (Windows version)

Windows specific properties

  • Path - Absolute path of the the file, including the name of the host. For example, \\myhost\c$\test.txt

Unix specific properties

  • Path - Path of the the file relative to the host. For example, /home/robert/test.txt

Monitor specific properties

  • Date - Check this option to trigger an alarm if the file is modified
  • Larger size - Check this option to trigger an alarm if the file grows in size.
  • Smaller size - Check this option to trigger an alarm if the file shrinks in size.
  • Not change - Check this option if the file size or date not have changed since last test.

Path field formatting flags

The following formatting variables can be included when specifying a path.

  • %time_hour - Hour in 24-hour format (00 -23)
  • %time_hour2 - Hour in 12-hour format (01 -12)
  • %time_minute - Minute as decimal number (00 -59)
  • %time_second - Second as decimal number (00 – 59)
  • %date_year - Year with century, as decimal number
  • %date_year2 - Year without century, as decimal number
  • %date_month - Month as decimal number (01 – 12)
  • %date_dayofmonth - Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)
  • %date_dayofyear - Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)
  • %date_weekday - Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)