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INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2) Linux Programmer's Manual INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2) NAME inotify_rm_watch - remove an existing watch from an inotify instance SYNOPSIS #include <sys/inotify.h> int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, int wd); DESCRIPTION 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).) RETURN VALUE On success, inotify_rm_watch() returns zero. On error, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error. ERRORS EBADF fd is not a valid file descriptor. EINVAL The watch descriptor wd is not valid; or fd is not an inotify file descriptor. VERSIONS 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_init(2), inotify(7) Linux 2021-03-22 INOTIFY_RM_WATCH(2)