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@ -156,22 +156,47 @@ and may be returned in the
.I mask
field returned by
.BR read (2):
.TS
lB l.
IN_ACCESS File was accessed (read) (*)
IN_ATTRIB Metadata changed (permissions, timestamps,
extended attributes, etc.) (*)
IN_CLOSE_WRITE File opened for writing was closed (*)
IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE File not opened for writing was closed (*)
IN_CREATE File/directory created in watched directory (*)
IN_DELETE File/directory deleted from watched directory (*)
IN_DELETE_SELF Watched file/directory was itself deleted
IN_MODIFY File was modified (*)
IN_MOVE_SELF Watched file/directory was itself moved
IN_MOVED_FROM File moved out of watched directory (*)
IN_MOVED_TO File moved into watched directory (*)
IN_OPEN File was opened (*)
.TE
.RS 4
.sp
.PD 0
.TP 18
.B IN_ACCESS
File was accessed (read) (*).
.TP
.B IN_ATTRIB
Metadata changed (permissions, timestamps, extended attributes, etc.) (*).
.TP
.B IN_CLOSE_WRITE
File opened for writing was closed (*).
.TP
.B IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
File not opened for writing was closed (*).
.TP
.B IN_CREATE
File/directory created in watched directory (*).
.TP
.B IN_DELETE
File/directory deleted from watched directory (*).
.TP
.B IN_DELETE_SELF
Watched file/directory was itself deleted.
.TP
.B IN_MODIFY
File was modified (*).
.TP
.B IN_MOVE_SELF
Watched file/directory was itself moved.
.TP
.B IN_MOVED_FROM
File moved out of watched directory (*).
.TP
.B IN_MOVED_TO
File moved into watched directory (*).
.TP
.B IN_OPEN
File was opened (*).
.PD
.RE
.PP
When monitoring a directory,
the events marked with an asterisk (*) above can occur for
@ -202,7 +227,10 @@ The following further bits can be specified in
.I mask
when calling
.BR inotify_add_watch (2):
.TP 16
.RS 4
.sp
.PD 0
.TP 18
.B IN_DONT_FOLLOW
Don't dereference \fIpathname\fP if it is a symbolic link
(since Linux 2.6.15).
@ -218,13 +246,17 @@ watch list.
.B IN_ONLYDIR
Only watch \fIpathname\fP if it is a directory
(since Linux 2.6.15).
.TE
.PD
.RE
.PP
The following bits may be set in the
.I mask
field returned by
.BR read (2):
.TP 16
.RS 4
.sp
.PD 0
.TP 18
.B IN_IGNORED
Watch was removed explicitly (\fBinotify_rm_watch\fP(2))
or automatically (file was deleted, or file system was unmounted).
@ -237,6 +269,8 @@ Event queue overflowed (\fIwd\fP is \-1 for this event).
.TP
.B IN_UNMOUNT
File system containing watched object was unmounted.
.PD
.RE
.SS /proc interfaces
The following interfaces can be used to limit the amount of
kernel memory consumed by inotify: