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-.TH INOTIFY 7 2013-07-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH INOTIFY 7 2013-09-16 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
-inotify \- monitoring file system events
+inotify \- monitoring filesystem events
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I inotify
-API provides a mechanism for monitoring file system events.
+API provides a mechanism for monitoring filesystem events.
Inotify can be used to monitor individual files,
or to monitor directories.
When a directory is monitored, inotify will return events
.B IN_IGNORED
Watch was removed explicitly
.RB ( inotify_rm_watch (2))
-or automatically (file was deleted, or file system was unmounted).
+or automatically (file was deleted, or filesystem was unmounted).
.TP
.B IN_ISDIR
Subject of this event is a directory.
is \-1 for this event).
.TP
.B IN_UNMOUNT
-File system containing watched object was unmounted.
+Filesystem containing watched object was unmounted.
.PD
.RE
.SS /proc interfaces
.I oldest
unread event.
.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR inotifywait (1),
+.BR inotifywatch (1),
.BR inotify_add_watch (2),
.BR inotify_init (2),
.BR inotify_init1 (2),