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inotify.7: Note a subtlety of event generation when monitoring a directory
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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the events marked with a plus sign (+) occur only for objects
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the events marked with a plus sign (+) occur only for objects
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inside the directory (not for the directory itself).
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inside the directory (not for the directory itself).
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.IR Note :
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when monitoring a directory,
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events are not generated for the files inside the directory
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when the events are performed via a pathname (i.e., a link)
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that lies outside the monitored directory.
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When events are generated for objects inside a watched directory, the
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When events are generated for objects inside a watched directory, the
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.I name
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.I name
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field in the returned
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field in the returned
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