FAM Functions
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fam_monitor_collection

Monitor a collection of files in a directory for changes

Description

resource fam_monitor_collection ( resource $fam , string $dirname , int $depth , string $mask )

Requests monitoring for a collection of files within a directory.

A FAM event will be generated whenever the status of the files change. The possible event codes are described in detail in the constants part of this section.

Parameters

fam

A resource representing a connection to the FAM service returned by fam_open

dirname

Directory path to the monitored files

depth

The maximum search depth starting from this directory

mask

A shell pattern mask restricting the file names to look for

Return Values

Returns a monitoring resource or FALSE on errors.

See Also

  • fam_monitor_file
  • fam_monitor_directory
  • fam_cancel_monitor
  • fam_suspend_monitor
  • fam_resume_monitor