Predefined Constants
The constants below are defined by this extension, and will only be available when the extension has either been compiled into PHP or dynamically loaded at runtime.
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Inotify constants usable with inotify_add_watch() and/or returned by inotify_read()
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IN_ACCESS
(integer) - File was accessed (read) (*)
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IN_MODIFY
(integer) - File was modified (*)
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IN_ATTRIB
(integer) - Metadata changed (e.g. permissions, mtime, etc.) (*)
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IN_CLOSE_WRITE
(integer) - File opened for writing was closed (*)
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IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
(integer) - File not opened for writing was closed (*)
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IN_OPEN
(integer) - File was opened (*)
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IN_MOVED_TO
(integer) - File moved into watched directory (*)
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IN_MOVED_FROM
(integer) - File moved out of watched directory (*)
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IN_CREATE
(integer) - File or directory created in watched directory (*)
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IN_DELETE
(integer) - File or directory deleted in watched directory (*)
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IN_DELETE_SELF
(integer) - Watched file or directory was deleted
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IN_MOVE_SELF
(integer) - Watch file or directory was moved
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IN_CLOSE
(integer) - Equals to IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
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IN_MOVE
(integer) - Equals to IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO
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IN_ALL_EVENTS
(integer) - Bitmask of all the above constants
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IN_UNMOUNT
(integer) - File system containing watched object was unmounted
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IN_Q_OVERFLOW
(integer) - Event queue overflowed (wd is -1 for this event)
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IN_IGNORED
(integer) - Watch was removed (explicitly by inotify_rm_watch() or because file was removed or filesystem unmounted
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IN_ISDIR
(integer) - Subject of this event is a directory
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IN_ONLYDIR
(integer) - Only watch pathname if it is a directory (Since Linux 2.6.15)
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IN_DONT_FOLLOW
(integer) - Do not dereference pathname if it is a symlink (Since Linux 2.6.15)
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IN_MASK_ADD
(integer) - Add events to watch mask for this pathname if it already exists (instead of replacing mask).
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IN_ONESHOT
(integer) - Monitor pathname for one event, then remove from watch list.
Note: The events marked with an asterisk (*) above can occur for files in watched directories.
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