Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

Name

INOTIFY — inotify file change notification support

Say yes here to enable inotify support and the associated system calls. inotify is a file change notification system and a replacement for dnotify. inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several new features. It allows monitoring of both files and directories via a single open fd object. Other features include multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount notification.

For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt.