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fseventer
Description
Release Notes
Known Issues
Future Plans
Related Links
fseventer
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Application 573Kb (v2.7.6, July 2010)
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Release plan (as of August 2010):
v2.7.6 'Snow Secure' version to address low level issues
v2.8.0 to eventually follow to readdress some usability issues
Description
Observes filesystem changes using the same underlying
API
as Spotlight
Provides a graphical representation of the file activity
Example use could be to determine what files are changed via software installation, preferences, etc
Requires admin access & will only work on Mac
OS
X 10.4+ i.e. “Tiger”, “Leopard”, or “Snow Leopard”
Release Notes
2.80 (UNRELEASED)
Tree trimming - limit depth/breadth in gui
2.7.6
Restored support for G3/G4 class machines - bad xcode - BAD! (Sorry about this hickup dear users)
2.7.5 Snow Secure
Supports 64bit kernel of Snow Leopard
Secure install, no longer requires to be run from boot volume
Can be run by normal (non-admin) user
2.7.0
Experimental Support for 64 bit kernel
Initial rewrite so authentication is as per Apple guidelines
2.6.6
path and process filters can be exclude or include
can filter out invisible (DOT<name>) files
can filter processes based on which application is frontmost
Minor bug fixes
2.6.5 - Missing events bug fix (some events were quietly being ignored)
Cosmetic improvements - crisper icons in table, core animation in filter
Help now comments on Apple's fseventd (which has nothing to do with this app), and uninstalling
2.6.2 - Minor Bug fixes - removed noisy debug code
2.6 Filtering
Advanced filters (event, process, path, etc) can be applied to all views
Unified functionality into toolbar, with some nicer icons
Extra preference added to revert to old style of tree
2.5 Interface redux
Improved layout and clarity of tree
Fixed incomplete printing bug and other various minor bugs
2.2.2 Usability bug fixes
Donate window will NOT show once you've checked the donate box!
Sparkle update fixed (removes need to force-quit application to complete auto-update)
2.2 Bug fixes,
Sparkle AppCasts
updating support.
2.1 Leopard support - including XATTR fsevents and monitoring via official FSEVENT
API
. Also now able to save results as log file.
2.0 New Gui with table and inspector, can now track up to 10000 events, new experimental list of all open files
1.6 Universal binary, alternative method to monitor events that doesn't require spotlight
1.5 Printing, drag'n'drop, keyboard navigation, better display algorithm and improved tooltips
1.1 Minor bug fixes for when lots of events,
GUI
tweaks, and added help
1.0 Password only needed for installation, click files for info & double-click to open in finder, more preferences, minor bug fix in tree code
0.6 Add Unicode filenames, handling of resource-forks, and improved fading of old items
0.5 Initial public release
Known Issues
First time it is run it will ask for your password so that it can set root permissions on it's internal helper tool
Pre 2.7.0 versions must be copied to a disk where root permissions can be set
It will automatically drop events once its internal buffer is full - limit set in preferences (can increase to 10000)
BUG
: In the treeview, sometimes items (or the entire tree) will disappear - yet they can still be seen in the tableview
Future Plans
Multiple selection, drag select, in the tree view
Keyboard support for home/end pageup/down, toggling between views, etc
The timeline view
The process view
File reads (unlikely)
Related Links
fslogger
- command line tool that subscribes to Mac
OS
X 10.4+ fsevents and displays file system changes
gfslogger
(DEADLINK) - opensource implementation of fslogger