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[PATCH] inotify: update help text
The inotify help text still refers to the character device. Update it.
Fixes kernel bug #4993.
Signed-off-by: Robert Love <rml@novell.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
authored by Robert Love and committed by Linus Torvalds 3de11748 94efe72f
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bool "Inotify file change notification support"
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default y
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---help---
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Say Y here to enable inotify support and the /dev/inotify character
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device. Inotify is a file change notification system and a
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Say Y here to enable inotify support and the associated system
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calls. Inotify is a file change notification system and a
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replacement for dnotify. Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in
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dnotify and introduces several new features. It allows monitoring
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of both files and directories via a single open fd. Multiple file
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events are supported.
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of both files and directories via a single open fd. Other features
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include multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
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notification.
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For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt
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If unsure, say Y.
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