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inotify.7: Note buffer size that guarantees being able to read at least one event 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2012-04-24 09:35:45 +12:00
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@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ returns 0; since kernel 2.6.21,
.BR read (2)
fails with the error
.BR EINVAL .
Specifying a buffer of size
sizeof(struct inotify_event) + NAME_MAX + 1
will be sufficient to read at least one event.
.SS inotify events
The
.BR inotify_add_watch (2)