Query: inotify_rm_watch
OS: x11r4
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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. On error, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the cause of the error.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 4.15 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found at https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. Linux 2017-09-15 INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)