path_watch_t Struct Reference

When a watch is established on a filesystem directory this struct is used to track it. More...

#include <inotify_watch.h>

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Public Attributes
char	path [PATH_MAX]
	the pathname the watch was established on
int	watch_id
	the id (e.g.
hash_table_t *	descendant_path_table
	the set of non-existant descendants of this directory whose creation we have watch for

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Detailed Description

When a watch is established on a filesystem directory this struct is used to track it.

See How files are watched.

Definition at line 53 of file inotify_watch.h.

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Member Data Documentation

int path_watch_t::watch_id

the id (e.g.

handle) assigned by the watch subsystem to this watch. When the subsystem sends us a notification it will contain this id and we'll have to look up this stuct via that id.

Definition at line 55 of file inotify_watch.h.

Referenced by destroy_path_watch(), destroy_path_watch_if_empty(), inotify_start_monitoring(), inotify_watch_fini(), new_path_watch(), path_watch_string(), track_path_watch(), and untrack_path_watch().

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• inotify_watch.h