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inotify_init (2)
INOTIFY_INIT(2) Linux Programmer's Manual INOTIFY_INIT(2)
NAME
inotify_init - initialize an inotify instance
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/inotify.h>
int inotify_init(void);
DESCRIPTION
inotify_init() initializes a new inotify instance and returns a file
descriptor associated with a new inotify event queue.
RETURN VALUE
On success, inotify_init() returns a new file descriptor, or -1 if an
error occurred (in which case, errno is set appropriately).
ERRORS
EMFILE The user limit on the total number of inotify instances has been
reached.
ENFILE The system limit on the total number of file descriptors has
been reached.
ENOMEM Insufficient kernel memory is available.
VERSIONS
Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.
CONFORMING TO
This system call is Linux specific.
SEE ALSO
inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_rm_watch(2), inotify(7)
Linux 2006-02-07 INOTIFY_INIT(2)
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