From bf216f9afc4bcd2973505bb53eec8e7f12baa2e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: root Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:53:01 +0000 Subject: *** empty log message *** --- ev.pod | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'ev.pod') diff --git a/ev.pod b/ev.pod index 929aafc..391c6db 100644 --- a/ev.pod +++ b/ev.pod @@ -2608,8 +2608,9 @@ its completion. This watches a file system path for attribute changes. That is, it calls C on that path in regular intervals (or when the OS says it changed) -and sees if it changed compared to the last time, invoking the callback if -it did. +and sees if it changed compared to the last time, invoking the callback +if it did. Starting the watcher C's the file, so only changes that +happen after the watcher has been started will be reported. The path does not need to exist: changing from "path exists" to "path does not exist" is a status change like any other. The condition "path does not -- cgit v1.2.3