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# File system notifications for Go
[](http://godoc.org/github.com/howeyc/fsnotify)
Cross platform: Windows, Linux, BSD and OS X.
## Moving Notice
There is a fork being actively developed with a new API in preparation for the Go Standard Library:
[github.com/go-fsnotify/fsnotify](https://github.com/go-fsnotify/fsnotify)
## Example:
```go
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/howeyc/fsnotify"
)
func main() {
watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
done := make(chan bool)
// Process events
go func() {
for {
select {
case ev := <-watcher.Event:
log.Println("event:", ev)
case err := <-watcher.Error:
log.Println("error:", err)
}
}
}()
err = watcher.Watch("testDir")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
// Hang so program doesn't exit
<-done
/* ... do stuff ... */
watcher.Close()
}
```
For each event:
* Name
* IsCreate()
* IsDelete()
* IsModify()
* IsRename()
## 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 in the works [#56][]).
**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 [#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 [#62][]). A temporary workaround is to add your folder(s) to the *Spotlight Privacy settings* until we have a native FSEvents implementation (see [#54][]).
**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
[#56]: https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify/issues/56
[#54]: https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify/issues/54
[#7]: https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify/issues/7
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