inotify_add_watch

(PECL inotify >= 0.1.2)

inotify_add_watch — Add a watch to an initialized inotify instance

说明

int inotify_add_watch ( resource $inotify_instance , string $pathname , int $mask )

inotify_add_watch() adds a new watch or modify an existing watch for the file or directory specified in pathname.

Using inotify_add_watch() on a watched object replaces the existing watch. Using the IN_MASK_ADD constant adds (OR) events to the existing watch.

参数

inotify_instance

inotify_init()返回的资源

pathname

File or directory to watch

mask

Events to watch for. See 预定义常量.

返回值

The return value is a unique (inotify instance wide) watch descriptor.

参见

User Contributed Notes

lezsakdomi1 at gmail dot com 03-Jul-2017 10:53
For an example see inotify_ini: http://php.net/inotify-init
lingtalfi 06-Dec-2014 01:33
inotify_add_watch
returns false when you watch a non existing directory.