Module System.Inotify

Description

This module implements an API to linux inotify. It is available on all kernels from version 2.6.13 onwards. Inotify offers fast and scalable file notifications.

Constant IN_ACCESS
Constant IN_ATTRIB
Constant IN_CLOSE
Constant IN_CLOSE_WRITE
Constant IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
Constant IN_CREATE
Constant IN_DELETE
Constant IN_DELETE_SELF
Constant IN_MODIFY
Constant IN_MOVE_SELF
Constant IN_MOVED_FROM
Constant IN_MOVED_TO
Constant IN_OPEN
Constant IN_MOVE
Constant IN_DONT_FOLLOW
Constant IN_MASK_ADD
Constant IN_ONESHOT
Constant IN_ONLYDIR
Constant IN_IGNORED
Constant IN_ISDIR
Constant IN_Q_OVERFLOW
Constant IN_UNMOUNT

constant System.Inotify.IN_ACCESS
constant System.Inotify.IN_ATTRIB
constant System.Inotify.IN_CLOSE
constant System.Inotify.IN_CLOSE_WRITE
constant System.Inotify.IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
constant System.Inotify.IN_CREATE
constant System.Inotify.IN_DELETE
constant System.Inotify.IN_DELETE_SELF
constant System.Inotify.IN_MODIFY
constant System.Inotify.IN_MOVE_SELF
constant System.Inotify.IN_MOVED_FROM
constant System.Inotify.IN_MOVED_TO
constant System.Inotify.IN_OPEN
constant System.Inotify.IN_MOVE
constant System.Inotify.IN_CLOSE
constant System.Inotify.IN_DONT_FOLLOW
constant System.Inotify.IN_MASK_ADD
constant System.Inotify.IN_ONESHOT
constant System.Inotify.IN_ONLYDIR
constant System.Inotify.IN_IGNORED
constant System.Inotify.IN_ISDIR
constant System.Inotify.IN_Q_OVERFLOW
constant System.Inotify.IN_UNMOUNT

Description

Please have a look at the inotify(7) manpage for information about these constants.

Note

Some constants may not be available when the module has been compiled on a machine with linux kernel before 2.6.15. See the manpage for more details.

Constant IN_ALL_EVENTS

constant System.Inotify.IN_ALL_EVENTS

Description

This is a derived constant that is not part of the standard inotify API. It is the union of all other constants.