#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <inotifytools/inotifytools.h>

#include <inotifytools/inotify.h>

/*

* libinotifytools example program.

* Compile with gcc -linotifytools example.c

*/

#define DIR_WATCH_FMT "DIR_WATCH_FMT"

#define DIR_WATCH_EVENT "DIR_WATCH_EVENT"

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

const char* wd = argc > 1? argv[1]: ".";

char fmt[80];

unsigned long trig = IN_CLOSE_WRITE;

if (getenv(DIR_WATCH_FMT)){

strcpy(fmt, getenv(DIR_WATCH_FMT));

strcat(fmt, "\n");

}else{

strcpy(fmt, "%T %w%f %e\n");

}

if (getenv(DIR_WATCH_EVENT)){

trig = strtoul(getenv(DIR_WATCH_EVENT), 0, 0);

}

// initialize and watch the entire directory tree from the current working

// directory downwards for all events

if ( !inotifytools_initialize()

|| !inotifytools_watch_recursively( wd, trig) ) {

fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror( inotifytools_error() ) );

return -1;

}

// set time format to 24 hour time, HH:MM:SS

inotifytools_set_printf_timefmt( "%T" );

// Output all events as "<timestamp> <path> <events>"

struct inotify_event * event = inotifytools_next_event( -1 );

while ( event ) {

inotifytools_printf( event, fmt );

fflush(stdout);

event = inotifytools_next_event( -1 );

}

return 0;

}