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INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2) Linux Programmer's Manual INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)

NAME

     inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instance

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/inotify.h>

     int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int wd);

DESCRIPTION

     inotify_rm_watch() removes the watch associated with the watch descrip-
     tor 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)

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Linux 2017-09-15 INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)