Php/docs/function.inotify-add-watch
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inotify_add_watch
(PECL inotify >= 0.1.2)
inotify_add_watch — Add a watch to an initialized inotify instance
Description
inotify_add_watch
( resource $inotify_instance
, string $pathname
, int $mask
) : int
inotify_add_watch() adds a new watch or modify an
existing watch for the file or directory specified in
pathname.
Using inotify_add_watch() on a watched object replaces
the existing watch. Using the IN_MASK_ADD constant
adds (OR) events to the existing watch.
Parameters
inotify_instance- Resource returned by inotify_init()
pathname- File or directory to watch
mask- Events to watch for. See Predefined Constants.
Return Values
The return value is a unique (inotify instance wide) watch descriptor.
