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diff --git a/vendor/gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1/README.md b/vendor/gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1/README.md index 3c891e349..399320741 100644 --- a/vendor/gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1/README.md +++ b/vendor/gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1/README.md @@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ fsnotify utilizes [golang.org/x/sys](https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/sys) rather go get -u golang.org/x/sys/... ``` -Cross platform: Windows, Linux, BSD and OS X. +Cross platform: Windows, Linux, BSD and macOS. |Adapter |OS |Status | |----------|----------|----------| |inotify |Linux 2.6.27 or later, Android\*|Supported [](https://travis-ci.org/fsnotify/fsnotify)| -|kqueue |BSD, OS X, iOS\*|Supported [](https://travis-ci.org/fsnotify/fsnotify)| +|kqueue |BSD, macOS, iOS\*|Supported [](https://travis-ci.org/fsnotify/fsnotify)| |ReadDirectoryChangesW|Windows|Supported [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/NathanYoungman/fsnotify/branch/master)| -|FSEvents |OS X |[Planned](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues/11)| +|FSEvents |macOS |[Planned](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues/11)| |FEN |Solaris 11 |[In Progress](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues/12)| |fanotify |Linux 2.6.37+ | | |USN Journals |Windows |[Maybe](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues/53)| @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Cross platform: Windows, Linux, BSD and OS X. \* 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 |