Thinking of fsnotify, know that it is configured to only be able to handle a given amount of notifications at a time. I ran into an issue where the number of mo

Thinking of fsnotify, know that it is configured to only be able to handle a given amount of notifications at a time. I ran into an issue where the number of monitored files exceeded that, and it silently ignored new files that were being created. Learned the hard way: check your OS for how to configure it and make sure you operate within its bounds. Or, said a different way, know your tools before you rely on them.