1INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)        Linux Programmer's Manual       INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)
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NAME

6       inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instance
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/inotify.h>
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11       int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int wd);
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DESCRIPTION

14       inotify_rm_watch() removes the watch associated with the watch descrip‐
15       tor wd from the inotify instance associated with  the  file  descriptor
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18       Removing  a  watch  causes an IN_IGNORED event to be generated for this
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RETURN VALUE

22       On success, inotify_rm_watch() returns zero.  On error, -1 is  returned
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ERRORS

26       EBADF  fd is not a valid file descriptor.
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28       EINVAL The  watch  descriptor  wd is not valid; or fd is not an inotify
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VERSIONS

32       Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.
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CONFORMING TO

35       This system call is Linux-specific.
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SEE ALSO

38       inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_init(2), inotify(7)
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COLOPHON

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48Linux                             2017-09-15               INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)