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diff --git a/doc/direvent.8 b/doc/direvent.8 index 03644ff..0d7f73f 100644 --- a/doc/direvent.8 +++ b/doc/direvent.8 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ .\" .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along .\" with direvent. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. -.TH DIREVENT 8 "June 20, 2016" "DIREVENT" "Direvent User Reference" +.TH DIREVENT 8 "August 25, 2016" "DIREVENT" "Direvent User Reference" .SH NAME direvent \- directory event monitor .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ it, \fBdirevent\fR will install a watcher similar to that of its parent directory. The optional \fILEVEL\fR can be used to set up a cut-off nesting level, beyond which the recursive operation is disabled. .PP +The \fIPATHNAME\fR is not required to be a directory, it can as well +be a file of any type. This file is not required to exist, either. If +it does not, \fBdirevent\fR will defer configuring the watcher until +the file is eventually created. +.PP The rest of statements are optional. The \fBuser\fR statement can be used to execute the \fICOMMAND\-LINE\fR as the user \fINAME\fR (provided, of course, that \fBdirevent\fR is started with root |