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diff --git a/vendor/github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/README.md b/vendor/github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/README.md index 25180c6..3993207 100644 --- a/vendor/github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/README.md +++ b/vendor/github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/README.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Cross platform: Windows, Linux, BSD and macOS. \* Android and iOS are untested. -Please see [the documentation](https://godoc.org/github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify) for usage. Consult the [Wiki](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/wiki) for the FAQ and further information. +Please see [the documentation](https://godoc.org/github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify) and consult the [FAQ](#faq) for usage information. ## API stability @@ -41,6 +41,35 @@ Please refer to [CONTRIBUTING][] before opening an issue or pull request. See [example_test.go](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/blob/master/example_test.go). +## 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 on the roadmap [#18][]). + +**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 [howeyc #7][#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 [howeyc #62][#62]). A temporary workaround is to add your folder(s) to the *Spotlight Privacy settings* until we have a native FSEvents implementation (see [#11][]). + +**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. + +[#62]: https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify/issues/62 +[#18]: https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues/18 +[#11]: https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues/11 +[#7]: https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify/issues/7 + [contributing]: https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md ## Related Projects |