Document file notification `stopped' event

* doc/lispref/os.texi (File Notifications): Document `stopped event'.
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Michael Albinus 2015-10-25 14:59:45 +01:00
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@ -2632,6 +2632,8 @@ reports attribute changes as well
@var{file} has been renamed to @var{file1}
@item attribute-changed
a @var{file} attribute was changed
@item stopped
watching @var{file} has been stopped
@end table
Note that the @file{w32notify} library does not report
@ -2639,6 +2641,11 @@ Note that the @file{w32notify} library does not report
permissions or modification time, has changed, this library reports a
@code{changed} event.
The @code{stopped} event reports, that watching the file has been
stopped. This could be because @code{file-notify-rm-watch} was called
(see below), or because the file being watched was deleted, or due to
another error reported from the underlying library.
@var{file} and @var{file1} are the name of the file(s) whose event is
being reported. For example:
@ -2708,6 +2715,36 @@ A watch can become invalid if the file or directory it watches is
deleted, or if the watcher thread exits abnormally for any other
reason. Removing the watch by calling @code{file-notify-rm-watch}
also makes it invalid.
@example
@group
(setq desc (file-notify-add-watch
"/tmp/foo" '(change) 'my-notify-callback))
@result{} 35025468
@end group
@group
(write-region "foo" nil "/tmp/foo")
@result{} Event (35025468 created "/tmp/foo")
Event (35025468 changed "/tmp/foo")
@end group
@group
(file-notify-valid-p desc)
@result{} t
@end group
@group
(delete-file "/tmp/foo")
@result{} Event (35025468 deleted "/tmp/foo")
Event (35025468 stopped "/tmp/foo")
@end group
@group
(file-notify-valid-p desc)
@result{} nil
@end group
@end example
@end defun
@node Dynamic Libraries

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@ -843,10 +843,15 @@ be added to the archive.
** Autorevert: dired buffers are also auto-reverted via file
notifications, if Emacs is compiled with file notification support.
** File Notifications
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** File Notifications: the new function `file-notify-valid-p' checks,
whether a file notification descriptor still corresponds to an
activate watch.
*** The new event `stopped' signals, that a file notification watch is
not active any longer.
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*** The new function `file-notify-valid-p' checks, whether a file
notification descriptor still corresponds to an activate watch.
** Dired