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8 | |
| 9 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
9 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
| 10 | |
10 | |
| 11 | =head2 The Linux::Inotify2 Class |
11 | =head2 The Linux::Inotify2 Class |
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12 | |
| 13 | This module implements an interface to the linux inotify file/directory |
13 | This module implements an interface to the Linux 2.6.13 and later Inotify |
| 14 | change notification sytem. |
14 | file/directory change notification sytem. |
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15 | |
| 16 | It has a number of advantages over the Linux::Inotfy module: |
16 | It has a number of advantages over the Linux::Inotify module: |
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17 | |
| 18 | - it is portable (Linux::Inotify only works on x86) |
18 | - it is portable (Linux::Inotify only works on x86) |
| 19 | - the equivalent of fullname works correctly |
19 | - the equivalent of fullname works correctly |
| 20 | - it is better documented |
20 | - it is better documented |
| 21 | - it has callback-style interface, which is better suited for |
21 | - it has callback-style interface, which is better suited for |
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| 31 | use Scalar::Util (); |
31 | use Scalar::Util (); |
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32 | |
| 33 | use base 'Exporter'; |
33 | use base 'Exporter'; |
| 34 | |
34 | |
| 35 | BEGIN { |
35 | BEGIN { |
| 36 | $VERSION = 0.1; |
36 | $VERSION = 0.2; |
| 37 | |
37 | |
| 38 | @constants = qw( |
38 | @constants = qw( |
| 39 | IN_ACCESS IN_MODIFY IN_ATTRIB IN_CLOSE_WRITE |
39 | IN_ACCESS IN_MODIFY IN_ATTRIB IN_CLOSE_WRITE |
| 40 | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE IN_OPEN IN_MOVED_FROM IN_MOVED_TO |
40 | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE IN_OPEN IN_MOVED_FROM IN_MOVED_TO |
| 41 | IN_CREATE IN_DELETE IN_DELETE_SELF |
41 | IN_CREATE IN_DELETE IN_DELETE_SELF |
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| 83 | following constants (all exported by default) ORed together: |
83 | following constants (all exported by default) ORed together: |
| 84 | |
84 | |
| 85 | IN_ACCESS File was accessed |
85 | IN_ACCESS File was accessed |
| 86 | IN_MODIFY File was modified |
86 | IN_MODIFY File was modified |
| 87 | IN_ATTRIB Metadata changed |
87 | IN_ATTRIB Metadata changed |
| 88 | IN_CLOSE_WRITE Writtable file was closed |
88 | IN_CLOSE_WRITE Writable file was closed |
| 89 | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE Unwrittable file closed |
89 | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE Unwritable file closed |
| 90 | IN_OPEN File was opened |
90 | IN_OPEN File was opened |
| 91 | IN_MOVED_FROM File was moved from X |
91 | IN_MOVED_FROM File was moved from X |
| 92 | IN_MOVED_TO File was moved to Y |
92 | IN_MOVED_TO File was moved to Y |
| 93 | IN_CREATE Subfile was created |
93 | IN_CREATE Subfile was created |
| 94 | IN_DELETE Subfile was deleted |
94 | IN_DELETE Subfile was deleted |
