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inotifywatch 3.14
Gather filesystem usage statistics using inotify.
Usage: inotifywatch [ options ] file1 [ file2 ] [ ... ]
Options:
-h|--help Show this help text.
-v|--verbose Be verbose.
@<file> Exclude the specified file from being watched.
--fromfile <file>
Read files to watch from <file> or `-' for stdin.
--exclude <pattern>
Exclude all events on files matching the extended regular
expression <pattern>.
--excludei <pattern>
Like --exclude but case insensitive.
-z|--zero
In the final table of results, output rows and columns even
if they consist only of zeros (the default is to not output
these rows and columns).
-r|--recursive Watch directories recursively.
-t|--timeout <seconds>
Listen only for specified amount of time in seconds; if
omitted or 0, inotifywatch will execute until receiving an
interrupt signal.
-e|--event <event1> [ -e|--event <event2> ... ]
Listen for specific event(s). If omitted, all events are
listened for.
-a|--ascending <event>
Sort ascending by a particular event, or `total'.
-d|--descending <event>
Sort descending by a particular event, or `total'.
Exit status:
0 - Exited normally.
1 - Some error occurred.
Events:
access file or directory contents were read
modify file or directory contents were written
attrib file or directory attributes changed
close_write file or directory closed, after being opened in
writable mode
close_nowrite file or directory closed, after being opened in
read-only mode
close file or directory closed, regardless of read/write mode
open file or directory opened
moved_to file or directory moved to watched directory
moved_from file or directory moved from watched directory
move file or directory moved to or from watched directory
create file or directory created within watched directory
delete file or directory deleted within watched directory
delete_self file or directory was deleted
unmount file system containing file or directory unmounted