inotify_rm_watch(2) System Calls Manual inotify_rm_watch(2)
NAME
inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instance
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
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 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.
STANDARDS
Linux.
HISTORY
Linux 2.6.13.
SEE ALSO
inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_init(2), inotify(7)
Linux man-pages 6.7 2023-10-31 inotify_rm_watch(2)
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