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      3 
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     17    02111-1307 USA.  */
     18 
     19 #ifndef	_SYS_INOTIFY_H
     20 #define	_SYS_INOTIFY_H	1
     21 
     22 #include <stdint.h>
     23 
     24 
     25 /* Structure describing an inotify event.  */
     26 struct inotify_event
     27 {
     28   int wd;		/* Watch descriptor.  */
     29   uint32_t mask;	/* Watch mask.  */
     30   uint32_t cookie;	/* Cookie to synchronize two events.  */
     31   uint32_t len;		/* Length (including NULs) of name.  */
     32   char name __flexarr;	/* Name.  */
     33 };
     34 
     35 
     36 /* Supported events suitable for MASK parameter of INOTIFY_ADD_WATCH.  */
     37 #define IN_ACCESS	 0x00000001	/* File was accessed.  */
     38 #define IN_MODIFY	 0x00000002	/* File was modified.  */
     39 #define IN_ATTRIB	 0x00000004	/* Metadata changed.  */
     40 #define IN_CLOSE_WRITE	 0x00000008	/* Writtable file was closed.  */
     41 #define IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE 0x00000010	/* Unwrittable file closed.  */
     42 #define IN_CLOSE	 (IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE) /* Close.  */
     43 #define IN_OPEN		 0x00000020	/* File was opened.  */
     44 #define IN_MOVED_FROM	 0x00000040	/* File was moved from X.  */
     45 #define IN_MOVED_TO      0x00000080	/* File was moved to Y.  */
     46 #define IN_MOVE		 (IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO) /* Moves.  */
     47 #define IN_CREATE	 0x00000100	/* Subfile was created.  */
     48 #define IN_DELETE	 0x00000200	/* Subfile was deleted.  */
     49 #define IN_DELETE_SELF	 0x00000400	/* Self was deleted.  */
     50 #define IN_MOVE_SELF	 0x00000800	/* Self was moved.  */
     51 
     52 /* Events sent by the kernel.  */
     53 #define IN_UNMOUNT	 0x00002000	/* Backing fs was unmounted.  */
     54 #define IN_Q_OVERFLOW	 0x00004000	/* Event queued overflowed.  */
     55 #define IN_IGNORED	 0x00008000	/* File was ignored.  */
     56 
     57 /* Helper events.  */
     58 #define IN_CLOSE	 (IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE)	/* Close.  */
     59 #define IN_MOVE		 (IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO)		/* Moves.  */
     60 
     61 /* Special flags.  */
     62 #define IN_ONLYDIR	 0x01000000	/* Only watch the path if it is a
     63 					   directory.  */
     64 #define IN_DONT_FOLLOW	 0x02000000	/* Do not follow a sym link.  */
     65 #define IN_MASK_ADD	 0x20000000	/* Add to the mask of an already
     66 					   existing watch.  */
     67 #define IN_ISDIR	 0x40000000	/* Event occurred against dir.  */
     68 #define IN_ONESHOT	 0x80000000	/* Only send event once.  */
     69 
     70 /* All events which a program can wait on.  */
     71 #define IN_ALL_EVENTS	 (IN_ACCESS | IN_MODIFY | IN_ATTRIB | IN_CLOSE_WRITE  \
     72 			  | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE | IN_OPEN | IN_MOVED_FROM	      \
     73 			  | IN_MOVED_TO | IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE		      \
     74 			  | IN_DELETE_SELF | IN_MOVE_SELF)
     75 
     76 
     77 __BEGIN_DECLS
     78 
     79 /* Create and initialize inotify instance.  */
     80 extern int inotify_init (void) __THROW;
     81 
     82 /* Add watch of object NAME to inotify instance FD.  Notify about
     83    events specified by MASK.  */
     84 extern int inotify_add_watch (int __fd, const char *__name, uint32_t __mask)
     85   __THROW;
     86 
     87 /* Remove the watch specified by WD from the inotify instance FD.  */
     88 extern int inotify_rm_watch (int __fd, uint32_t __wd) __THROW;
     89 
     90 __END_DECLS
     91 
     92 #endif /* sys/inotify.h */
     93