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    inotify_init

    Initialize a new inotify file descriptor.

    Declaration

    Source position: linux.pp line 465

    function inotify_init : cint;

    Description

    inotify_init initializes a new INotify file descriptor. No options can be specified. On return, the file descriptor is returned.

    Errors

    On Error, -1 is returned. fpgeterrno can be used to get more detailed error information

    See also

    Name Description
    inotify_init1 Initialize a new inotify file descriptor with extra options.
    inotify_add_watch Add a watch to a notify file descriptor.
    inotify_rm_watch Remove watch from Inotify file descriptor.