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inotify.7: Directory renames may invalidate multiple paths cached by application 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2014-03-27 06:45:17 +01:00
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@ -446,6 +446,11 @@ new files (and subdirectories) may already exist inside the subdirectory.
Therefore, you may want to scan the contents of the subdirectory
immediately after adding the watch (and, if desired,
recursively add watches for any subdirectories that it contains).
The inotify applications identifies events via watch descriptors.
It is the application's responsibility to cache a mapping
(if one is needed) between watch descriptors and pathnames.
Be aware that directory renamings may affect multiple cached pathnames.
.SH BUGS
In kernels before 2.6.16, the
.B IN_ONESHOT