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FAM

FAM, the File Alteration Monitor, provides an API which applications can use to be notified when specific files or directories are changed. It comes in two parts: fam, the daemon which listens for requests and delivers notification, and libfam, a library which client applications can use to communicate with fam

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  • - Maintainer
Requirements
  • portmap (Use Requirement)
  • xinetd (Weak Prerequisite)
Subprograms

fam, libfam

Versions

2.6.10

2.6.10 stable released 2003-04-15

  • Released: 15 Apr, 2003
  • Code Maturity: Stable
  • Source Archive: ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/download/fam-2.6.10.tar.gz
  • Licenses: GPLv2orlater
  • Interfaces: Daemon, Library

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User FAQ available in HTML format from http://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/faq.html; User manpage available in HTML format frm http://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/doc.html; User guide available in HTML format from http://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/doc.html

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