Query: inotify_rm_watch
OS: debian
Section: 2
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INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2) Linux Programmer's Manual INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)NAMEinotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instanceSYNOPSIS#include <sys/inotify.h> int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int wd);DESCRIPTIONinotify_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 VALUEOn success, inotify_rm_watch() returns zero, or -1 if an error occurred (in which case, errno is set appropriately).ERRORSEBADF fd is not a valid file descriptor. EINVAL The watch descriptor wd is not valid; or fd is not an inotify file descriptor.VERSIONSInotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.CONFORMING TOThis system call is Linux-specific.SEE ALSOinotify_add_watch(2), inotify_init(2), inotify(7)COLOPHONThis page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. Linux 2010-10-15 INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)