.. _fileWatcher: File Watcher ------------ Waarp R66 Clients can be run in file watcher mode. When run that way, they observe a directory (specified in its configuration file) and send all files dropped in this folder to the Waarp R66 Server specified and with the rule specified. Steps ~~~~~ 1. Open a terminal and run the following command to start the client ``fw-client`` in file watcher mode: .. code-block:: bash waarp-r66client fw-client spool 2. Put a file named :file:`fw.file` in the watched directory :file:`/var/lib/waarp/fw-client/spool`. For example, use the command: .. code-block:: bash cp /var/lib/waarp/files/test1.file /var/lib/waarp/fw-client/spool/fw.file The file is processed by ``fw-client`` and sent to ``server2``. It goes the following way: .. uml:: left to right direction rectangle "Site 1" { (fw-client) --> (server1) } rectangle "Site 2" { (server1) --> (server2) } 3. Once all transfers are done, the file is available in the "in" folder of the instance ``server2`` (:file:`/var/lib/waarp/server2/in`).