[bug #26945] [wishlist] locate-d: dynamic updates using dnotify, inotify or fsnotify

Follow-up Comment #6, bug #26945 (project findutils): There is now an implementation of a system-wide filesystem monitor using fanotify: ​http://www.piware.de/2012/02/fatrace-report-system-wide-file-access-events/ ___ Reply to this item at

[bug #26945] [wishlist] locate-d: dynamic updates using dnotify, inotify or fsnotify

you would still need to traverse the whole fs regularly to look for moves, which might defeat the purpose. I just haven't figured out a reasonable way to indicate mv. I probably should spend some time looking what other OS's do Paul Wise wrote: Do you mind if I copy this to the b

[bug #26945] [wishlist] locate-d: dynamic updates using dnotify, inotify or fsnotify

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #26945 (project findutils): I'm sending a mail to the fsnotify/fanotify author and will report back to this bug. ___ Reply to this item at: ___

[bug #26945] [wishlist] locate-d: dynamic updates using dnotify, inotify or fsnotify

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #26945 (project findutils): I believe fsnotify will allow this: http://lwn.net/Articles/311850/ If it doesn't, contacting the fsnotify/fanotify author and asking for the feature might be a good idea. For inotify it appears that Linux allows the number of watches to be

[bug #26945] [wishlist] locate-d: dynamic updates using dnotify, inotify or fsnotify

URL: Summary: [wishlist] locate-d: dynamic updates using dnotify, inotify or fsnotify Project: findutils Submitted by: pabs Submitted on: Fri 03 Jul 2009 03:53:04 PM WST Category: lo