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> File change notifications still don't work right WSL doesn't support the inotify api so even basic tools like tail don't work.

• Volundr 8y ago
  Actually, I believe inotify was added back in 2016 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-adds-inotify-filesystem-change-notification-support/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-adds-inotify-...)
  • dawnerd 8y ago
    Not the person you're replying to but I believe docker just hasn't added support. There's been a few issues regarding it open for a long time with no movement at all.
  • flukus 8y ago
    It's still an issue in 2019: https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/3292 https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/3292 In ubuntu you have to pass the --disable-inotify flag and the Debian version (without this flag) simply doesn't work.