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Installer inotify-tools avec Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper, winget

Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de inotify-tools pour les workflows d'agents IA.

Commande d'installationNotes de sécurité

installation

Commandes d'installation supplémentaires

macOS

Homebrewvérifié · 100%
brew install inotify-tools

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkvérifié · 92%
sudo apk add inotify-tools

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · inotify-tools · Source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptvérifié · 92%
sudo apt install inotify-tools

Debian stable package indexes · inotify-tools · Source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfvérifié · 92%
sudo dnf install inotify-tools

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · inotify-tools · Source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixvérifié · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#inotify-tools

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/in/inotify-tools/package.nix · Source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanvérifié · 92%
sudo pacman -S inotify-tools

Arch Linux sync databases · inotify-tools · Source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zyppervérifié · 92%
sudo zypper install inotify-tools

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · inotify-tools · Source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managervérifié · 92%
winget install --id thekid.inotifywait -e

Windows Package Manager source index · thekid.inotifywait · Source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

aperçu

Résumé du paquet

C library and command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

Commandes et alias

  • fsnotifywait
  • fsnotifywatch
  • inotifywait
  • inotifywatch

historique

Historique du projet et usages

inotify-tools is a Linux-focused package of command-line utilities and a C library that expose the kernel inotify interface to shell scripts. The README says its purpose is to let inotify features be used from scripts, while the man page describes `inotifywait` as an efficient way to wait for filesystem changes.

Historique du projet

The NEWS file records that inotify-tools began on 19 October 2005, close to the arrival of Linux inotify in the 2.6 kernel era. The project grew around `inotifywait`, `inotifywatch`, and `libinotifytools`, making filesystem event monitoring scriptable without each script needing to call kernel APIs directly.

The repository later added `fsnotifywait` and `fsnotifywatch` for fanotify-oriented workflows, and the README explicitly recommends enhancing the Rust version of the codebase over the older C/C++ version. That note captures an unusual maintenance transition for a long-lived Linux utility package.

Historique d'adoption

inotify-tools is broadly packaged across Linux distributions and developer package managers because it is a small, dependable building block for file watchers, deploy hooks, build scripts, sync scripts, and daemon glue. Homebrew metadata lists packages across Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Pacman, Ubuntu, WinGet, and openSUSE.

Modes d'utilisation

The most common command is `inotifywait`, which waits for events on files or directories, exits after a single event by default, or streams events with `--monitor`. The man page documents recursive watching, event selection, CSV and custom output formatting, daemon mode, syslog output, and warnings about watch limits such as `/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches`.

Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

For package maintainers, inotify-tools is one of the canonical tiny Unix tools: it bridges a Linux-specific kernel facility into shell-friendly text output. Its presence in package indexes often enables other packages' test suites, file-reload scripts, and live-build tooling.

Chronologie

  • 2005: NEWS records inotify-tools begun.
  • 2005-2010s: `inotifywait`, `inotifywatch`, and `libinotifytools` become standard package-manager entries for Linux file-event scripting.
  • 2020s: Repository includes fanotify-facing `fsnotifywait` and `fsnotifywatch` alongside the inotify tools.
  • 2025: GitHub releases page lists release 4.25.9.0.

Related projects

  • Related technologies include Linux inotify, Linux fanotify, fsnotify, shell scripting, `watch`-style terminal tools, and higher-level file watcher packages that build on kernel event APIs.

posture de sécurité

Niveau de risque : vert

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Classificateur de risque

risque vert · confiance faible · appliance

Pourquoi

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signaux

  • metadata:library-like

Comportement d'installation

  • Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
  • Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 2 plateformes.
  • Les métadonnées de compilation listent 3 dépendances de compilation.

Revue recommandée

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exécutables

Exécutables installés

CommandeTypeExpositionNote
fsnotifywaitcliexécutable global
fsnotifywatchcliexécutable global
inotifywaitcliexécutable global
inotifywatchcliexécutable global

fraîcheur

Version et fraîcheur

Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.

page générée2026-07-08
version du gestionnaire4.25.9.0
gestionnaire mis à jour
données localesOK
amontnot checked
dernière version détectéenon détecté

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

métadonnées d'installation

Métadonnées du paquet

Clé du paquetbrew:inotify-tools
Version4.25.9.0
Gestionnaire de paquetsHomebrew
Page du gestionnaire de paquetshttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/inotify-tools
Page d'accueilhttps://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools
Dépôthttps://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools
Docs amonthttps://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools#readme
LicenceGPL-2.0-or-later
Archive sourcehttps://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools/archive/refs/tags/4.25.9.0.tar.gz
Dépendances de compilationautoconf, automake, libtool
Bouteilledisponible (sur arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
post-install Homebrewnon défini
Serviceaucun déclaré

faits du registre

Détails de la base source

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameinotify-tools
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

correspondances dans les bases sources

Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets

Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.

Debian apt95%

inotify-tools 4.23.9.0-2+b1

command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/

sudo apt install inotify-tools
  • Section: misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 2 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: inotify-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libinotifytools0 4.23.9.0-2+b1

utility wrapper around inotify

https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/

sudo apt install libinotifytools0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libinotifytools0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libinotifytools0-dev 4.23.9.0-2+b1

Development library and header files for libinotifytools0

https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/

sudo apt install libinotifytools0-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libinotifytools0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

inotify-tools

nix profile install nixpkgs#inotify-tools
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/inotify-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

inotify-tools 3.22.6.0-4

command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify

https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/

sudo apt install inotify-tools
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: inotify-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libinotifytools0 3.22.6.0-4

utility wrapper around inotify

https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/

sudo apt install libinotifytools0
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libinotifytools0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libinotifytools0-dev 3.22.6.0-4

Development library and header files for libinotifytools0

https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/

sudo apt install libinotifytools0-dev
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libinotifytools0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

inotify-tools 4.23.9.0-r0

C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo apk add inotify-tools
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

inotify-tools-dev 4.23.9.0-r0

C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify (development files)

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo apk add inotify-tools-dev
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

inotify-tools-doc 4.23.9.0-r0

C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify (documentation)

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo apk add inotify-tools-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

inotify-tools-libs 4.23.9.0-r0

C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify (libraries)

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo apk add inotify-tools-libs
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

inotify-tools 4.23.9.0-6.fc44

Command line utilities for inotify

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo dnf install inotify-tools
  • License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 4 Dépendances
  • 2 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: inotify-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

inotify-tools-devel 4.23.9.0-6.fc44

Headers and libraries for building apps that use libinotifytools

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo dnf install inotify-tools-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 2 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: inotify-tools-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

inotify-tools 4.25.9.0-1

inotify-tools is a C library and a set of command-line programs for Linux providing a simple interface to inotify.

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo pacman -S inotify-tools
  • License: GPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: inotify-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

inotify-tools 4.25.9.0-1.3

Tools for inotify

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo zypper install inotify-tools
  • License: GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Monitoring
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 2 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: inotify-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

inotify-tools-devel 4.25.9.0-1.3

Development files for inotify-tools

https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools

sudo zypper install inotify-tools-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: inotify-tools
  • 1 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Inotify Tools
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: inotify-tools-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

graphe de paquets

Les liens viennent du graphe local de relations entre paquets, des suppléments, des dépendances, des correspondances d'écosystèmes et de l'appartenance aux hubs.

Outils liés

  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Même workflow

  • direventShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, filesystem-monitoring, monitoring, system.
  • btrfs-progsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, linux, system.
  • dfcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, monitoring, system.
  • dufShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, monitoring, system.
  • dyskShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, linux, system.
  • e2fsprogsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, linux, system.

piste source

Généré depuis les données du dépôt

Cette page est servie par av-web depuis l'artéfact SQLite privé des paquets généré par scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Sources utilisées

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment