--- title: Install Folder Activity Watcher on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Folder Activity Watcher for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Folder Activity Watcher - Real-time file change monitor (inotify) url: https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-activity-watcher/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Folder Activity Watcher on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # Folder Activity Watcher [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") * [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-activity-watcher/rhel#install) #### Folder Activity Watcher - Real-time file change monitor (inotify) Folder Activity Watcher monitors a folder tree in real time and logs every file or folder that is created, modified, renamed, deleted or has its attributes changed. It uses the Linux kernel inotify interface directly, so events are exact and arrive instantly without polling. A lightweight Linux alternative to FolderChangesView for watching file changes in a directory. Key Features: * Recursive watching with automatic watches for newly created subfolders. * Live event table with millisecond timestamps, event type, name, folder, size and details (e.g. "renamed from ..."). * Filters by event type and name; colour-coded events. * Summary tab: events per second, counts per type, most active folders/files. * Watches & Limits tab: active watch descriptors and the kernel limits from /proc/sys/fs/inotify. * Open folder, clear and CSV export. * Bilingual donate header (Vietnamese / English). Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nir Sofer / NirSoft. ### Package name * folder-activity-watcher --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * Yesterday - latest/stable --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-activity-watcher/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about folder-activity-watcher ›](https://snapcraft.io/folder-activity-watcher) ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install Folder Activity Watcher Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Folder Activity Watcher To install Folder Activity Watcher, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install folder-activity-watcher ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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