inotify_read
PHP function
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(PECL inotify >= 0.1.2)
Read events from an inotify instance
Description
inotify_read(resource $inotify_instance): array
Read inotify events from an inotify instance.
Parameters
inotify_instanceDescription
Return Values
An array of inotify events or false if no events was pending and inotify_instance is non-blocking. Each event is an array with the following keys:
- wd is a watch descriptor returned by
inotify_add_watch() - mask is a bit mask of events
- cookie is a unique id to connect related events (e.g.
IN_MOVE_FROMandIN_MOVE_TO) - name is the name of a file (e.g. if a file was modified in a watched directory)