diff --git a/edbob/commands.py b/edbob/commands.py
index 9d19cc1..f9a3701 100644
--- a/edbob/commands.py
+++ b/edbob/commands.py
@@ -386,12 +386,15 @@ class DatabaseCommand(Subcommand):
         
 class FileMonitorCommand(Subcommand):
     """
-    Interacts with the file monitor Windows service; called as ``edbob
-    filemon``.  This command expects a subcommand; one of the following:
+    Interacts with the file monitor service; called as ``edbob filemon``.  This
+    command expects a subcommand; one of the following:
 
-    * ``edbob filemon install``
     * ``edbob filemon start``
     * ``edbob filemon stop``
+
+    On Windows platforms, the following additional subcommands are available:
+
+    * ``edbob filemon install``
     * ``edbob filemon uninstall``
 
     .. note::
@@ -399,28 +402,46 @@ class FileMonitorCommand(Subcommand):
        ``cmd.exe`` as an Administrator in order to have sufficient rights to
        run the above commands.
 
+       .. todo::
+          Verify the previous statement...  (Maybe test with/out UAC?)
+
     See :doc:`howto.use_filemon` for more information.
     """
 
     name = 'filemon'
-    description = "Manage the file monitor service on Windows"
+    description = "Manage the file monitor service"
 
     def add_parser_args(self, parser):
         subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title='subcommands')
-        install = subparsers.add_parser('install',
-                                        help="Install (register) service")
-        install.set_defaults(subcommand='install')
-        uninstall = subparsers.add_parser('uninstall',
-                                          help="Uninstall (unregister) service")
-        uninstall.set_defaults(subcommand='remove')
+
         start = subparsers.add_parser('start', help="Start service")
         start.set_defaults(subcommand='start')
         stop = subparsers.add_parser('stop', help="Stop service")
         stop.set_defaults(subcommand='stop')
 
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            install = subparsers.add_parser('install',
+                                            help="Install (register) service")
+            install.set_defaults(subcommand='install')
+            uninstall = subparsers.add_parser('uninstall',
+                                              help="Uninstall (unregister) service")
+            uninstall.set_defaults(subcommand='remove')
+
     def run(self, args):
-        from edbob.filemon import exec_server_command
-        exec_server_command(args.subcommand)
+        if sys.platform == 'linux2':
+            if args.subcommand == 'start':
+                from edbob.filemon.linux import start_daemon
+                start_daemon()
+            elif args.subcommand == 'stop':
+                from edbob.filemon.linux import stop_daemon
+                stop_daemon()
+
+        elif sys.platform == 'win32':
+            from edbob.filemon.win32 import exec_server_command
+            exec_server_command(args.subcommand)
+
+        else:
+            print "Sorry, file monitor is not supported on platform %s." % sys.platform
 
 
 class ShellCommand(Subcommand):
diff --git a/edbob/filemon/__init__.py b/edbob/filemon/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3293b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edbob/filemon/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+################################################################################
+#
+#  edbob -- Pythonic Software Framework
+#  Copyright © 2010-2012 Lance Edgar
+#
+#  This file is part of edbob.
+#
+#  edbob is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+#  terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
+#  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  edbob is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+#  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for
+#  more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+#  along with edbob.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+################################################################################
+
+"""
+``edbob.filemon`` -- File Monitoring Service
+"""
+
+import edbob
+from edbob.exceptions import ConfigError
+
+
+class MonitorProfile(object):
+    """
+    This is a simple profile class, used to represent configuration of the file
+    monitor service.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, key):
+        self.key = key
+        self.dirs = eval(edbob.config.require('edbob.filemon', '%s.dirs' % key))
+        if not self.dirs:
+            raise ConfigError('edbob.filemon', '%s.dirs' % key)
+        self.actions = eval(edbob.config.require('edbob.filemon', '%s.actions' % key))
+        if not self.actions:
+            raise ConfigError('edbob.filemon', '%s.actions' % key)
diff --git a/edbob/filemon/linux.py b/edbob/filemon/linux.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4715a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edbob/filemon/linux.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+################################################################################
+#
+#  edbob -- Pythonic Software Framework
+#  Copyright © 2010-2012 Lance Edgar
+#
+#  This file is part of edbob.
+#
+#  edbob is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+#  terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
+#  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  edbob is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+#  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for
+#  more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+#  along with edbob.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+################################################################################
+
+"""
+``edbob.filemon.linux`` -- File Monitor for Linux
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import os.path
+import signal
+import pyinotify
+
+import edbob
+from edbob.filemon import MonitorProfile
+
+
+class EventHandler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
+    """
+    Event processor for file monitor daemon.
+    """
+
+    def my_init(self, actions=[], **kwargs):
+        self.actions = actions
+
+    def process_IN_CREATE(self, event):
+        self.perform_actions(event.pathname)
+
+    def process_IN_MOVED_TO(self, event):
+        self.perform_actions(event.pathname)
+
+    def perform_actions(self, path):
+        for action in self.actions:
+            if isinstance(action, tuple):
+                func = action[0]
+                args = action[1:]
+            else:
+                func = action
+                args = []
+            func = edbob.load_spec(func)
+            func(path, *args)
+
+
+def get_pid_path():
+    """
+    Returns the path to the PID file for the file monitor daemon.
+    """
+
+    basename = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+    return '/tmp/%s_filemon.pid' % basename
+
+
+def start_daemon():
+    """
+    Starts the file monitor daemon.
+    """
+
+    pid_path = get_pid_path()
+    if os.path.exists(pid_path):
+        print "File monitor is already running"
+        return
+
+    wm = pyinotify.WatchManager()
+    notifier = pyinotify.Notifier(wm)
+
+    monitored = {}
+    keys = edbob.config.require('edbob.filemon', 'monitored')
+    keys = keys.split(',')
+    for key in keys:
+        key = key.strip()
+        monitored[key] = MonitorProfile(key)
+
+    mask = pyinotify.IN_CREATE | pyinotify.IN_MOVED_TO
+    for profile in monitored.itervalues():
+        for path in profile.dirs:
+            wm.add_watch(path, mask, proc_fun=EventHandler(actions=profile.actions))
+
+    notifier.loop(daemonize=True, pid_file=pid_path)
+
+
+def stop_daemon():
+    """
+    Stops the file monitor daemon.
+    """
+
+    pid_path = get_pid_path()
+    if not os.path.exists(pid_path):
+        print "File monitor is not running"
+        return
+
+    f = open(pid_path)
+    pid = f.read().strip()
+    f.close()
+    if not pid.isdigit():
+        print "Hm, found bogus PID:", pid
+        return
+
+    os.kill(int(pid), signal.SIGKILL)
+    os.remove(pid_path)
diff --git a/edbob/filemon.py b/edbob/filemon/win32.py
similarity index 89%
rename from edbob/filemon.py
rename to edbob/filemon/win32.py
index 38f1d1c..0b063b3 100644
--- a/edbob/filemon.py
+++ b/edbob/filemon/win32.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 """
-``edbob.filemon`` -- File Monitoring Service
+``edbob.filemon.win32`` -- File Monitor for Windows
 """
 
 # Much of the Windows monitoring code below was borrowed from Tim Golden:
@@ -67,22 +67,6 @@ def exec_server_command(command):
     subprocess.call([sys.executable, server_path, command])
 
 
-class MonitorProfile(object):
-    """
-    This is a simple profile class, used to represent configuration of the file
-    monitor service.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, key):
-        self.key = key
-        self.dirs = eval(edbob.config.require('edbob.filemon', '%s.dirs' % key))
-        if not self.dirs:
-            raise ConfigError('edbob.filemon', '%s.dirs' % key)
-        self.actions = eval(edbob.config.require('edbob.filemon', '%s.actions' % key))
-        if not self.actions:
-            raise ConfigError('edbob.filemon', '%s.actions' % key)
-
-
 def monitor_win32(path, include_subdirs=False):
     """
     This is the workhorse of file monitoring on the Windows platform.  It is a
diff --git a/edbob/filemon_server.py b/edbob/filemon/win32_server.py
similarity index 97%
rename from edbob/filemon_server.py
rename to edbob/filemon/win32_server.py
index 8071a51..8e5c150 100644
--- a/edbob/filemon_server.py
+++ b/edbob/filemon/win32_server.py
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import time
 import Queue
 
 import edbob
+from edbob.filemon import MonitorProfile
+from edbob.filemon.win32 import WatcherWin32, ACTION_CREATE, ACTION_UPDATE
 from edbob.win32 import file_is_free
-from edbob.filemon import (MonitorProfile, WatcherWin32,
-                             ACTION_CREATE, ACTION_UPDATE)
 
 import sys
 if sys.platform == 'win32': # docs should build for everyone