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INOTIFY_INIT(2)		   Linux Programmer's Manual	       INOTIFY_INIT(2)

NAME
       inotify_init - initialize an inotify instance

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/inotify.h>

       int inotify_init(void)

DESCRIPTION
       inotify_init()  initializes  a  new inotify instance and returns a file
       descriptor associated with a new inotify event queue.

RETURN VALUE
       On success, inotify_init() returns a new file descriptor, or -1	if  an
       error occurred (in which case, errno is set appropriately).

ERRORS
       EMFILE The user limit on the total number of inotify instances has been
	      reached.

       ENFILE The system limit on the total number  of	file  descriptors  has
	      been reached.

       ENOMEM Insufficient kernel memory is available.

HISTORY
       Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.

CONFORMING TO
       This system call is Linux specific.

SEE ALSO
       inotify_add_watch(2), inotify_rm_watch(2), inotify(7).

Linux				  2006-02-07		       INOTIFY_INIT(2)
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