'''[http://tcl-inotify.sourceforge.net/%|%tcl-inotify]''', an [extension]
by [Alexandros Stergiakis], provides a directory change notifications%|%file
and directory change notification ] service for [Linux].



** See Also **

   [tailf-inotify]:   a more efficient implementation of the tailf functionality based on the '''tcl-inotify'''



** Attributes **

   website:   http://tcl-inotify.sourceforge.net/



** Documentation **

   [http://tcl-inotify.sourceforge.net/%|%official reference]:   



** Download **

   [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl-inotify/files/%|%sourceforge files page]:   



** Description **

'''tcl-inotify''' provides an interface to the inotify file system notification

Inotify is a Linux kernel subsystem that provides file system event
notifications. It was written by John McCutchan with help from Robert Love and
later Amy Griffis to replace dnotify. It was included in the mainline kernel
from release 2.6.13, and could be compiled into 2.6.12 and possibly earlier
releases by use of a patch. Its function is essentially an extension to
filesystems to notice changes to the filesystem, and report those changes to
applications.

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