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inotify_rm_watch() - Unix, Linux System Call
NAME
inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instance
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/inotify.h>
int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, uint32_t 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, or -1 if an error occurred (in which case,
errno is set appropriately).
ERRORS
Tag | Description |
EBADF |
fd is not a valid file descriptor.
|
EINVAL |
The watch descriptor
wd is not valid; or
fd is not an inotify file descriptor.
|
HISTORY
Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.
CONFORMING TO
This system call is Linux specific.
SEE ALSO
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