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INOTIFY_RM_WATCH
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)Updated: 2017-09-15
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NAME
inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instanceSYNOPSIS
#include <sys/inotify.h>int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int 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. On error, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the cause of the error.ERRORS
- EBADF
- fd is not a valid file descriptor.
- EINVAL
- The watch descriptor wd is not valid; or fd is not an inotify file descriptor.
VERSIONS
Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.CONFORMING TO
This system call is Linux-specific.SEE ALSO
inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_init(2), inotify(7)COLOPHON
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