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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Directory paths
+VOICE_MEMO_DIR="VoiceMemos"
+TRANSCRIPT_DIR="$VOICE_MEMO_DIR/transcripts"
+
+# Check if directories exist
+if [ ! -d "$VOICE_MEMO_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: $VOICE_MEMO_DIR directory does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$TRANSCRIPT_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: $TRANSCRIPT_DIR directory does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to process voice memos
+process_voice_memo() {
+    echo "New voice memo detected!"
+    ./process_voice_memos.sh
+}
+
+# Function to process transcripts
+process_transcript() {
+    echo "New transcript detected!"
+    ./summarize_transcripts.py
+}
+
+echo "Starting file watcher..."
+echo "Watching for changes in:"
+echo "- Voice memos: $VOICE_MEMO_DIR"
+echo "- Transcripts: $TRANSCRIPT_DIR"
+echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop..."
+
+# Monitor both directories in parallel
+(
+    inotifywait -m -e create -e moved_to "$VOICE_MEMO_DIR" | while read -r directory events filename; do
+        if [[ "$filename" =~ \.m4a$ ]]; then
+            process_voice_memo
+        fi
+    done
+) &
+
+(
+    inotifywait -m -e create -e moved_to "$TRANSCRIPT_DIR" | while read -r directory events filename; do
+        if [[ "$filename" =~ \.txt$ ]]; then
+            process_transcript
+        fi
+    done
+) &
+
+# Wait for Ctrl+C
+wait 
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