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inotify_rm_watch(2)        System Calls Manual        inotify_rm_watch(2)
       inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify
       instance
       Standard C library (libc, -lc)
       #include <sys/inotify.h>
       int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int wd);
       inotify_rm_watch() removes the watch associated with the watch
       descriptor wd from the inotify instance associated with the file
       descriptor fd.
       Removing a watch causes an IN_IGNORED event to be generated for
       this watch descriptor.  (See inotify(7).)
       On success, inotify_rm_watch() returns zero.  On error, -1 is
       returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
       EBADF  fd is not a valid file descriptor.
       EINVAL The watch descriptor wd is not valid; or fd is not an
              inotify file descriptor.
       Linux.
       Linux 2.6.13.
       inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_init(2), inotify(7)
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Linux man-pages 6.15            2025-05-17            inotify_rm_watch(2)
Pages that refer to this page: inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_init(2), syscalls(2), inotify(7)