inotify_rm_watch(2) - Linux man page

Name

inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instance

Synopsis

#include <sys/inotify.h>

int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int wd);

Description

inotify_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 Value

On success, inotify_rm_watch() returns zero, or -1 if an error occurred (in which case, errno is set appropriately).

Errors

EBADF
fd is not a valid file descriptor.
EINVAL
The watch descriptor wd is not valid; or fd is not an inotify file descriptor.

Versions

Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.

Conforming to

This system call is Linux-specific.

See Also

inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_init(2), inotify(7)

Referenced By

inotify_init1(2), syscalls(2)