File::...notify(3pm)

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version 0.31 · 5 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble

💖 File::...notify — bestie edition 💖

okay so this is a perl manual page (the 3pm kind, aka a module doc), and it's about File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Inotify. Yes the title got squished in the header, but that's just the terminal being dramatic. It's giving "I watch your files for you" energy and honestly? iconic. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Inotify — the Inotify-based watcher subclass. that's the whole name, no notes. 💅

🌸 VERSION 🌸

version 0.31 — that's the one, bestie, don't get it twisted.

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so here's the tea. this class implements watching by using the Linux::Inotify2 module. that's the whole vibe.

🚨 important: this only works on Linux 2.6.13 or newer. like, actually only. no cap. if your kernel is older than that, this is not the moment. 💀

and here's the flex: this watcher is much more efficient and accurate than the File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Default class. she ate. periodt. 🔥

🫶 SUPPORT 🫶

got bugs? relatable, but like, report them please:

also!! the author is usually active on IRC as autarch on irc://irc.perl.org. so if you wanna vibe check in real time, that's where. 💬

🌈 SOURCE 🌈

the source code repository for File-ChangeNotify lives at <https://github.com/houseabsolute/File-ChangeNotify>. go look, it's right there. ⭐

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org> — the main character who wrote all this. 💜

This software is Copyright (c) 2009 - 2019 by Dave Rolsky.

This is free software, licensed under:

The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)

the full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this distribution. read it, it's good for you. 🙈

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🌸 this was perl v5.36.0, dated 2022-12-04, and yes she's still cute and still watching your files. mwah. 💖🎀✨

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