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What does an empty name signify in the inotify_event structure in the C++ language?

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asked 2021-06-25 11:00:00 +0000

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answered 2023-03-14 12:00:00 +0000

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In the inotify_event structure in the C++ language, an empty name signifies that the event occurred on the watch descriptor for the directory itself, rather than an individual file within the directory. This is indicated by setting the first byte of the name field to '\0'.

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