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inotify.7: Point out that inotify monitoring is inode based
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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File or directory was opened.
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Inotify monitoring is inode-based: when monitoring a file
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(but not when monitoring the directory containing a file),
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an event can be generated for activity on any link to the file
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(in the same or a different directory).
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When monitoring a directory:
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When monitoring a directory:
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.IP * 3
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.IP * 3
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the events marked above with an asterisk (*) can occur both
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the events marked above with an asterisk (*) can occur both
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