php man page for inotify_read

INOTIFY_READ(3) 							 1							   INOTIFY_READ(3)

inotify_read - Read events from an inotify instance

SYNOPSIS
       array inotify_read (resource  $inotify_instance)

DESCRIPTION
	Read inotify events from an inotify instance.

PARAMETERS
	      o $inotify_instance
		- Resource returned by inotify_init(3)

RETURN VALUES
	An  array  of inotify events or FALSE if no events was pending and $inotify_instance is non-blocking. Each event is an array with the fol-
       lowing keys:

	      owd is a watch descriptor returned by inotify_add_watch(3)

	      omask is a bit mask of events

	      ocookie is a unique id to connect related events (e.g.
		IN_MOVE_FROM and IN_MOVE_TO)

	      oname is the name of a file (e.g. if a file was modified in a watched directory)

SEE ALSO
       inotify_init(3), stream_select(3), stream_set_blocking(3), inotify_queue_len(3).

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