1File::ChangeNotify(3) User Contributed Perl DocumentationFile::ChangeNotify(3)
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NAME

6       File::ChangeNotify - Watch for changes to files, cross-platform style
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VERSION

9       version 0.31
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SYNOPSIS

12           use File::ChangeNotify;
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14           my $watcher =
15               File::ChangeNotify->instantiate_watcher
16                   ( directories => [ '/my/path', '/my/other' ],
17                     filter      => qr/\.(?:pm|conf|yml)$/,
18                   );
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20           if ( my @events = $watcher->new_events ) { ... }
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22           # blocking
23           while ( my @events = $watcher->wait_for_events ) { ... }
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DESCRIPTION

26       This module provides an API for creating a File::ChangeNotify::Watcher
27       subclass that will work on your platform.
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29       Most of the documentation for this distro is in
30       File::ChangeNotify::Watcher.
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METHODS

33       This class provides the following methods:
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35   File::ChangeNotify->instantiate_watcher(...)
36       This method looks at each available subclass of
37       File::ChangeNotify::Watcher and instantiates the first one it can load,
38       using the arguments you provided.
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40       It always tries to use the File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Default class
41       last, on the assumption that any other class that is available is a
42       better option.
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44   File::ChangeNotify->usable_classes
45       Returns a list of all the loadable File::ChangeNotify::Watcher
46       subclasses except for File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Default, which is
47       always usable.
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SUPPORT

50       Bugs may be submitted at
51       <http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-ChangeNotify> or
52       via email to bug-file-changenotify@rt.cpan.org <mailto:bug-file-
53       changenotify@rt.cpan.org>.
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55       I am also usually active on IRC as 'autarch' on "irc://irc.perl.org".
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SOURCE

58       The source code repository for File-ChangeNotify can be found at
59       <https://github.com/houseabsolute/File-ChangeNotify>.
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DONATIONS

62       If you'd like to thank me for the work I've done on this module, please
63       consider making a "donation" to me via PayPal. I spend a lot of free
64       time creating free software, and would appreciate any support you'd
65       care to offer.
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67       Please note that I am not suggesting that you must do this in order for
68       me to continue working on this particular software. I will continue to
69       do so, inasmuch as I have in the past, for as long as it interests me.
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71       Similarly, a donation made in this way will probably not make me work
72       on this software much more, unless I get so many donations that I can
73       consider working on free software full time (let's all have a chuckle
74       at that together).
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76       To donate, log into PayPal and send money to autarch@urth.org, or use
77       the button at <http://www.urth.org/~autarch/fs-donation.html>.
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AUTHOR

80       Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>
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CONTRIBUTORS

83       •   Aaron Crane <arc@cpan.org>
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85       •   H. Merijn Branch <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>
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87       •   Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org>
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90       This software is Copyright (c) 2009 - 2019 by Dave Rolsky.
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92       This is free software, licensed under:
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94         The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)
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96       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
97       with this distribution.
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101perl v5.36.0                      2023-01-20             File::ChangeNotify(3)
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