README
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File system notifications for Go
Cross platform, works on:
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- OSX
Moving Notice
We plan to include os/fsnotify in the Go standard library with a new API.
- Import
code.google.com/p/go.exp/fsnotify(GoDoc) for the latest API under development. - Continue importing
github.com/howeyc/fsnotify(GoDoc) for the stable API. - Report Issues to go.exp/fsnotify after testing against
code.google.com/p/go.exp/fsnotify - Join golang-dev to discuss fsnotify.
- See the Contribution Guidelines for Go and sign the CLA.
Example:
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/howeyc/fsnotify"
)
func main() {
watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
done := make(chan bool)
// Process events
go func() {
for {
select {
case ev := <-watcher.Event:
log.Println("event:", ev)
case err := <-watcher.Error:
log.Println("error:", err)
}
}
}()
err = watcher.Watch("testDir")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
<-done
/* ... do stuff ... */
watcher.Close()
}
For each event:
- Name
- IsCreate()
- IsDelete()
- IsModify()
- IsRename()
FAQ
When a file is moved to another directory is it still being watched?
No (it shouldn't be, unless you are watching where it was moved to).
When I watch a directory, are all subdirectories watched as well?
No, you must add watches for any directory you want to watch (a recursive watcher is in the works #56).
Do I have to watch the Error and Event channels in a separate goroutine?
As of now, yes. Looking into making this single-thread friendly (see #7)
Why am I receiving multiple events for the same file on OS X?
Spotlight indexing on OS X can result in multiple events (see #62). A temporary workaround is to add your folder(s) to the Spotlight Privacy settings until we have a native FSEvents implementation (see #54).
How many files can be watched at once?
There are OS-specific limits as to how many watches can be created:
- Linux: /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches contains the limit, reaching this limit results in a "no space left on device" error.
- BSD / OSX: sysctl variables "kern.maxfiles" and "kern.maxfilesperproc", reaching these limits results in a "too many open files" error.
Documentation
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Overview ¶
Package fsnotify implements file system notification.
Index ¶
Examples ¶
Constants ¶
const ( FSN_CREATE = 1 FSN_MODIFY = 2 FSN_DELETE = 4 FSN_RENAME = 8 FSN_ALL = FSN_MODIFY | FSN_DELETE | FSN_RENAME | FSN_CREATE )
Variables ¶
This section is empty.
Functions ¶
This section is empty.
Types ¶
type FileEvent ¶
type FileEvent struct {
Name string // File name (optional)
// contains filtered or unexported fields
}
func (*FileEvent) IsAttrib ¶ added in v0.9.0
IsAttrib reports whether the FileEvent was triggered by a change in the file metadata.
func (*FileEvent) IsModify ¶
IsModify reports whether the FileEvent was triggered by a file modification or attribute change
type Watcher ¶
type Watcher struct {
Error chan error // Errors are sent on this channel
Event chan *FileEvent // Events are returned on this channel
// contains filtered or unexported fields
}
func NewWatcher ¶
NewWatcher creates and returns a new inotify instance using inotify_init(2)
Example ¶
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/howeyc/fsnotify"
)
func main() {
watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
go func() {
for {
select {
case ev := <-watcher.Event:
log.Println("event:", ev)
case err := <-watcher.Error:
log.Println("error:", err)
}
}
}()
err = watcher.Watch("/tmp/foo")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}
Output:
func (*Watcher) Close ¶
Close closes an inotify watcher instance It sends a message to the reader goroutine to quit and removes all watches associated with the inotify instance
func (*Watcher) RemoveWatch ¶
Remove a watch on a file
Source Files