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2 1 inotifywait -q -m -e close_write,create --recursive ../orgmode-parse-print | while read -r filename event; do echo $filename; echo $event sleep infinity; done The problem with the above is it 'sleeps' forever and never terminates. How can I terminate or restart the process (essentially the contents of the while loop (including the sleep )) if another event occurs? In other words, do the command, but terminate it (interrupt it I suppose) and start again if a file has been modified. I'm using sleep as an example here - the actual process being run is a long running process. inotify share | improve this question edited Jul 15