inotify-tools
brew install inotify-tools
v4.25.9.0
GPL-2.0-or-later
C library and command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify
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Build dependencies
GitHub topics
c
fsnotify
inotify
inotify-tools
inotifywait
inotifywatch
linux
Links
- https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools
- GitHub: inotify-tools/inotify-tools
- Brew formula source: Formula/i/inotify-tools.rb
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