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file monitoring in server for size and modified date

DataOrg
Builder

We have folder directories on the Application server and collecting data through forwarder.
i need to calculate file size, last modified for certain files in different directories .
can anyone help me here . how to do it?

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harsmarvania57
Ultra Champion

You can create shell (For Linux) or bat/powershell (For Windows) script to monitor file size and last modified date in different directory & configure scripted input on UF to ingest those data into splunk.

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