&reftitle.constants;
&extension.constants;
Inotify constants usable with <function>inotify_add_watch</function> and/or returned by <function>inotify_read</function>
IN_ACCESS
(int)
File was accessed (read) (*)
IN_MODIFY
(int)
File was modified (*)
IN_ATTRIB
(int)
Metadata changed (e.g. permissions, mtime, etc.) (*)
IN_CLOSE_WRITE
(int)
File opened for writing was closed (*)
IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
(int)
File not opened for writing was closed (*)
IN_OPEN
(int)
File was opened (*)
IN_MOVED_TO
(int)
File moved into watched directory (*)
IN_MOVED_FROM
(int)
File moved out of watched directory (*)
IN_CREATE
(int)
File or directory created in watched directory (*)
IN_DELETE
(int)
File or directory deleted in watched directory (*)
IN_DELETE_SELF
(int)
Watched file or directory was deleted
IN_MOVE_SELF
(int)
Watch file or directory was moved
IN_CLOSE
(int)
Equals to IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
IN_MOVE
(int)
Equals to IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO
IN_ALL_EVENTS
(int)
Bitmask of all the above constants
IN_UNMOUNT
(int)
File system containing watched object was unmounted
IN_Q_OVERFLOW
(int)
Event queue overflowed (wd is -1 for this event)
IN_IGNORED
(int)
Watch was removed (explicitly by inotify_rm_watch
or because file was removed or filesystem unmounted
IN_ISDIR
(int)
Subject of this event is a directory
IN_ONLYDIR
(int)
Only watch pathname if it is a directory (Since Linux 2.6.15)
IN_DONT_FOLLOW
(int)
Do not dereference pathname if it is a symlink (Since Linux 2.6.15)
IN_MASK_ADD
(int)
Add events to watch mask for this pathname if it already exists
(instead of replacing mask).
IN_ONESHOT
(int)
Monitor pathname for one event, then remove from watch list.
The events marked with an asterisk (*) above can occur for files in watched
directories.