# 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. ## installation ```sh sudo av install brew:inotify-tools ``` Commandes d'installation supplémentaires: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install inotify-tools ``` Preuve: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add inotify-tools ``` Preuve: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install inotify-tools ``` Preuve: Debian stable package indexes: inotify-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install inotify-tools ``` Preuve: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: inotify-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#inotify-tools ``` Preuve: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/inotify-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S inotify-tools ``` Preuve: Arch Linux sync databases: inotify-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install inotify-tools ``` Preuve: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: inotify-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id thekid.inotifywait -e ``` Preuve: Windows Package Manager source index: thekid.inotifywait from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Faits du paquet - **Clé du paquet:** brew:inotify-tools - **Gestionnaire de paquets:** Homebrew - **Version:** 4.25.9.0 - **Résumé source:** C library and command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify - **Page d'accueil:** - **Dépôt:** - **Généré:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## exécutables - fsnotifywait (alias) - fsnotifywatch (alias) - inotifywait (alias) - inotifywatch (alias) ## Comportement d'installation - Bouteille: non disponible ## Version et fraîcheur - page générée: 2026-08-03 - version du gestionnaire: 4.25.9.0 ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Notes de sécurité library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Risque Geiger:** vert / faible - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets - Debian apt - inotify-tools - 4.23.9.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: inotify-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify | https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/ - Debian apt - libinotifytools0 - 4.23.9.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libinotifytools0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | utility wrapper around inotify | https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/ - Debian apt - libinotifytools0-dev - 4.23.9.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libinotifytools0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development library and header files for libinotifytools0 | https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/ - Nix - inotify-tools: normalized package name match | 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 apt - inotify-tools - 3.22.6.0-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: inotify-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify | https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/ - Ubuntu apt - libinotifytools0 - 3.22.6.0-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libinotifytools0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | utility wrapper around inotify | https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/ - Ubuntu apt - libinotifytools0-dev - 3.22.6.0-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libinotifytools0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development library and header files for libinotifytools0 | https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/ - apk - inotify-tools - 4.25.9.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools - apk - inotify-tools-dev - 4.25.9.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify (development files) | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools - apk - inotify-tools-doc - 4.25.9.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify (documentation) | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools - apk - inotify-tools-libs - 4.25.9.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inotify-tools-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C library and CLI tools providing a simple interface to inotify (libraries) | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools - dnf - inotify-tools - 4.25.9.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: inotify-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Command line utilities for inotify | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools - dnf - inotify-tools-devel - 4.25.9.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: inotify-tools-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Headers and libraries for building apps that use libinotifytools | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools - pacman - inotify-tools - 4.25.9.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: inotify-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | 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 - zypper - inotify-tools - 4.25.9.0-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: inotify-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Tools for inotify | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools - zypper - inotify-tools-devel - 4.25.9.0-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: inotify-tools-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for inotify-tools | https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/inotify-tools.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/inotify-tools.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph