Simple samba fax server

faxout.sh

#!/bin/bash

#is dependent on [efax,inotify-tools,beep] and your samba server of choice


#===HOW2INSTALL===#
#make the fax dir "sudo chmod +rw"
#make the sript "sudo chmod +rx" and run it as sudo!
#


#===HOW2USE===#
#write number in a number.txt file (create and leave it BEFORE starting the script) and copy your fax (like txt or pbm) into the folder.
#DONE
#

while true;do


MONITORDIR="/faxsend"
inotifywait -m -r -e create --format '%w%f' "${MONITORDIR}" | while read NEWFILE
do
        beep -f 2000
        echo "starting..."
        sleep 10
        beep -f 1000
        efax -t `echo $(cat $MONITORDIR/number.txt)` $NEWFILE
        rm $NEWFILE
        beep -f 500
        break
done
done