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

6       inotify_init - initialize an inotify instance
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/inotify.h>
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11       int inotify_init(void)
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DESCRIPTION

14       inotify_init()  initializes  a  new inotify instance and returns a file
15       descriptor associated with a new inotify event queue.
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RETURN VALUE

18       On success, inotify_init() returns a new file descriptor, or -1  if  an
19       error occurred (in which case, errno is set appropriately).
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ERRORS

22       EMFILE The user limit on the total number of inotify instances has been
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25       ENFILE The system limit on the total number  of  file  descriptors  has
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28       ENOMEM Insufficient kernel memory is available.
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HISTORY

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

34       This system call is Linux specific.
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SEE ALSO

37       inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_rm_watch(2), inotify(7).
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41Linux                             2006-02-07                   INOTIFY_INIT(2)