# Automatically do a files:scan on that specific file when a new file is added **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Tags:** flow-app\ **Created:** [October 17, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448 "2020-10-17T10:56:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/alderson59/32/30270_2.png) [@alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/alderson59)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/1 "2020-10-17T10:56:49Z")
Hi, let’s say I have another app that generates files in the nextcloud directory “user/files/folder1/”, how can I get nextcloud to automate adding the new file into NC without having to type out the OCC command manually each time? I currently normally run this with the occweb app `files:scan --path=user/files/folder1` Would usually run this instead of `files:scan --all` as it would take too long. Any alternate ways to add the file without scanning the whole folder would be even better! I’m running NC20 on docker, using the latest image. I note that there’s the workflow scripts app, and I also use rcdailey/nextcloud-cronjob. Any simple way to get the desired effect working? ---
**Author:** ![devnull](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/devnull/32/27793_2.png) [@devnull](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/devnull)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/2 "2020-10-17T11:46:22Z")
You can also scan for username . Perhaps path not works. > **[Using the occ command — Nextcloud latest Administration Manual latest...](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/20/admin_manual/configuration_server/occ_command.html#file-operations-label)** ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJ\_McCarn](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/michaelj_mccarn/32/14912_2.png) [@MichaelJ\_McCarn](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/MichaelJ_McCarn)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/3 "2020-10-17T12:59:50Z")
If the folder is on a linux system you might be able to do what you want with ‘inotifywait’ as described in this stackoverflow post: > ``` inotifywait -m -e close_write /full/path/to/folder1/ | gawk '{print $1$3; fflush()}' | xargs -L 1 occ files:scan --path=path/to/folder1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![j-ed](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/j-ed/32/7281_2.png) [@j-ed](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/j-ed)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/4 "2020-10-17T13:57:45Z")
> [@alderson59](#): > > I note that there’s the workflow scripts app I think that’s the easiest way to go 👍 ---
**Author:** ![alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/alderson59/32/30270_2.png) [@alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/alderson59)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/5 "2020-10-21T08:35:46Z")
> You can also scan for username . Perhaps path not works. How does this help my situation? I already know how to scan for username… > If the folder is on a linux system you might be able to do what you want with ‘inotifywait’ as described in this stackoverflow post: Cool solution, but as I mentioned, I run my NC on docker. The change you advised won’t stand an update. > I think that’s the easiest way to go 👍 Well, how? ---
**Author:** ![devnull](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/devnull/32/27793_2.png) [@devnull](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/devnull)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/6 "2020-10-21T08:50:44Z")
> [@alderson59](#): > > Hi, let’s say I have another app that generates files in the nextcloud directory “user/files/folder1/”, how can I get nextcloud to automate adding the new file into NC without having to type out the OCC command manually each time? Perhaps another way. I use an additional file uploader ([https://tinyfilemanager.github.io/](https://tinyfilemanager.github.io/)) to upload to an external dir on the same server but outside Nextcloud. In Nextcloud i have mounted the external directory (not in nextcloud/data) with “external storage” (type local). If i upload files i found them after reload the folder in Nextcloud. [https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin\_manual/configuration\_files/external\_storage\_configuration\_gui.html](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration_gui.html) [https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin\_manual/configuration\_files/external\_storage/local.html](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage/local.html) ---
**Author:** ![j-ed](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/j-ed/32/7281_2.png) [@j-ed](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/j-ed)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/7 "2020-10-21T09:09:43Z")
> > I think that’s the easiest way to go 👍 > > Well, how? Install the workflow\_scripts app, create a batch script which is being executed on a new file creation event and force an “`occ files:scan ...`” command. Other users have already used it for various jobs, see e.g.: [https://help.nextcloud.com/search?q=workflow\_scripts%20%40j-ed%20](https://help.nextcloud.com/search?q=workflow_scripts%20%40j-ed%20) ---
**Author:** ![alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/alderson59/32/30270_2.png) [@alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/alderson59)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/8 "2020-10-21T09:24:37Z")
These are the options available to the workflow triggers. It does not have a “get newly added files” or a scheduler that I know of. ![image](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c99f9db37bd7ff5b0aee82c16f4cc9c34650bea4.png) There’s also a condition for file activity: ![image](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/0/60500b38962ac440642f8433f77e547658a2f52e.png) But as I understand it, it refers to files being created legitimately via the web interface, or am I missing something here? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![j-ed](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/j-ed/32/7281_2.png) [@j-ed](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/j-ed)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/9 "2020-10-21T09:40:56Z")
> [@alderson59](#): > > But as I understand it, it refers to files being created legitimately via the web interface, or am I missing something here? That’s right, because this is the only case where Nextcloud is aware of file system changes. If you’re by-passing the Nextcloud gui you have to make sure that a file scan is triggered afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/alderson59/32/30270_2.png) [@alderson59](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/alderson59)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/10 "2020-10-21T12:37:40Z")
That’s exactly what I’m trying to achieve! So how to do this? I feel like we’ve not gotten anywhere with the past few replies! Was I not clear enough in my opening question?? ---
**Author:** ![devnull](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/devnull/32/27793_2.png) [@devnull](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/devnull)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/11 "2020-10-21T12:44:49Z")
Have you test my idea with external storage or why does it not makes sense for you? ---
**Author:** ![Irdi](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/irdi/32/50042_2.png) [@Irdi](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Irdi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/12 "2023-07-06T15:19:19Z")
Old post but i just encountered this issue and ill share how i solved it. Inside Nextcloud dir you run this command: sudo -u www-data php occ files:scan --path=“user\_id/files/path” Example: sudo -u www-data php occ files:scan --path=“/alice/files/Music” That scans the specific directory you want to scan. You create a cron job to run each minute to scan the directory \*/1 \* \* \* \* php8.1 -f /var/www/html/occ files:scan --path=“/alice/files/Music” Do not forget to change the php version according to your installation and the path to you Nextcloud installation. ---
**Author:** ![ChineseAegis](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/chineseaegis/32/53895_2.png) [@ChineseAegis](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/ChineseAegis)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/13 "2023-08-20T13:49:22Z")
I have solve this problem by writing an simple auto\_scan.sh. I use docker for nextcloud server,and when starting docker,i run this script at the same time. Here is the script #!/bin/bash DIRECTORY=“/root/data/docker\_data/nextcloud/data/data/lh” COMMAND=“sudo docker exec --user www-data nextcloud-app /var/www/html/occ files:scan lh” eval “$COMMAND” # 监视文件夹变化 while inotifywait -r -e modify,create,delete “$DIRECTORY” do # 执行命令 echo “文件夹发生变化，执行命令: $COMMAND” sleep 5 eval “$COMMAND” done change DIRECTORY and COMMAND to yours,and save it. run ./auto\_scan.sh and then it’s solved. if you want to put the program into the background,you can use the screen for it. ---
**Author:** ![ChineseAegis](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/chineseaegis/32/53895_2.png) [@ChineseAegis](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/ChineseAegis)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/14 "2023-08-20T14:14:55Z")
oh,I just find another method to solve it. get to your config.php and add a new line like this: ‘filesystem\_check\_changes’ =\> 1, 1 represent checking any request to the folder and update it in nextcloud. 0 represent doing nothing this method is such wonderful! it’s seem that i had wasted much time for writting a script ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/automatically-do-a-files-scan-on-that-specific-file-when-a-new-file-is-added/95448/15 "2024-12-14T15:54:39Z")