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inotify.7: Mention inotify_init1() in overview of API 

Discuss the new inotify_init1() system call in the overview of
the inotify API.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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.\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
.\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work. .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
.\" .\"
.TH INOTIFY 7 2008-08-27 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .TH INOTIFY 7 2008-10-10 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
inotify \- monitoring file system events inotify \- monitoring file system events
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ When a directory is monitored, inotify will return events
for the directory itself, and for files inside the directory. for the directory itself, and for files inside the directory.
The following system calls are used with this API: The following system calls are used with this API:
.BR inotify_init (2), .BR inotify_init (2)
(or
.BR inotify_init1 (2)),
.BR inotify_add_watch (2), .BR inotify_add_watch (2),
.BR inotify_rm_watch (2), .BR inotify_rm_watch (2),
.BR read (2), .BR read (2),
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.BR inotify_init (2) .BR inotify_init (2)
creates an inotify instance and returns a file descriptor creates an inotify instance and returns a file descriptor
referring to the inotify instance. referring to the inotify instance.
The more recent
.BR inotify_init1 (2)
is like
.BR inotify_init (2),
but provides some extra functionality.
.BR inotify_add_watch (2) .BR inotify_add_watch (2)
manipulates the "watch list" associated with an inotify instance. manipulates the "watch list" associated with an inotify instance.
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.SH "SEE ALSO" .SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR inotify_add_watch (2), .BR inotify_add_watch (2),
.BR inotify_init (2), .BR inotify_init (2),
.BR inotify_init1 (2),
.BR inotify_rm_watch (2), .BR inotify_rm_watch (2),
.BR read (2), .BR read (2),
.BR stat (2), .BR stat (2),