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INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2) | Linux Programmer's Manual | INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2) |
NAME¶
inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instance
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <sys/inotify.h>
int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int wd);
DESCRIPTION¶
inotify_rm_watch() removes the watch associated with the watch descriptor wd from the inotify instance associated with the file descriptor fd.
Removing a watch causes an IN_IGNORED event to be generated for this watch descriptor. (See inotify(7).)
RETURN VALUE¶
On success, inotify_rm_watch() returns zero. On error, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the cause of the error.
ERRORS¶
VERSIONS¶
Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.
CONFORMING TO¶
This system call is Linux-specific.
SEE ALSO¶
COLOPHON¶
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2017-09-15 | Linux |