PHP - Inotify init() Function

inotify_init() function can initialize an inotify instance.

Syntax

resource inotify_init( void )

inotify_init() function can initialize an inotify instance for use with the inotify_add_watch() function.

inotify_init() function can return a stream resource or false on error.

Example

<?php
   $fd = inotify_init();
   $watch_descriptor = inotify_add_watch($fd, __FILE__, IN_ATTRIB);

   touch(__FILE__);
   
   $events = inotify_read($fd);
   print_r($events);

   $read = array($fd);
   $write = null;
   $except = null;
   stream_select($read,$write,$except,0);
   stream_set_blocking($fd, 0);
   
   inotify_read($fd);
   $queue_len = inotify_queue_len($fd);
   inotify_rm_watch($fd, $watch_descriptor);
   fclose($fd);
?>

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