inotify is a great service, but is is "lossy", in that you aren't guaranteed to get a notification on every file. I have run into this while doing a large numb

inotify is a great service, but is is "lossy", in that you aren't guaranteed to get a notification on every file. I have run into this while doing a large number of small file/directory updates. So, if you are designing apps like backup utilities and need to be aware of all file updates, factor that into your planning/design of your apps.