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Test and comparison of inotifywait vs. inotify-win output and exclusion pattern application
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inw-output-test-linux.txt
############################################################
## TEST GROUP 1: simple events, watching absolute path
############################################################
{$ inotifywait -qmr /tmp/inwtest/}
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ CREATE testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ OPEN testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ ATTRIB testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE testfile
[/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir testdir
/tmp/inwtest/ CREATE,ISDIR testdir
/tmp/inwtest/ OPEN,ISDIR testdir
/tmp/inwtest/ CLOSE_NOWRITE,CLOSE,ISDIR testdir
[/tmp/inwtest]$ echo "what" > testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ MODIFY testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ OPEN testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ MODIFY testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE testfile
[/tmp/inwtest]$ mv testfile otherfile
/tmp/inwtest/ MOVED_FROM testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ MOVED_TO otherfile
############################################################
## TEST GROUP 2: watching relative path (current dir)
############################################################
# TEST 2a: no exclusion pattern
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr .}
[/tmp/inwtest]$ mv otherfile testdir/
./ MOVED_FROM otherfile
./testdir/ MOVED_TO otherfile
[/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir -p testdir/2dir/3dir
./testdir/ CREATE,ISDIR 2dir
./testdir/ OPEN,ISDIR 2dir
./testdir/ CLOSE_NOWRITE,CLOSE,ISDIR 2dir
./testdir/ OPEN,ISDIR 2dir
./testdir/ CLOSE_NOWRITE,CLOSE,ISDIR 2dir
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testdir/2dir/3dir/subfile
./testdir/2dir/3dir/ CREATE subfile
./testdir/2dir/3dir/ OPEN subfile
./testdir/2dir/3dir/ ATTRIB subfile
./testdir/2dir/3dir/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE subfile
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2b
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir .git}
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '^\.git/' .}
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
./.git/ CREATE gitfile
./.git/ OPEN gitfile
./.git/ ATTRIB gitfile
./.git/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE gitfile
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2c
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '\.git/' .}
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
# no output
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2d
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '^\./\.git/' .}
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
# no output
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2e
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude 'inwtest/\.git/' .}
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
./.git/ OPEN gitfile
./.git/ ATTRIB gitfile
./.git/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE gitfile
# because prefix is not resolved/canonicalized
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2f
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '\.git/gitfile$' .}
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
# no output
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inw-output-test-windows.txt
## Note: commands were run in bash, thus the forward-slash syntax
############################################################
## TEST GROUP 1: simple events, watching absolute path
############################################################
{$ inotifywait.exe -qmr /d/tmp/inwtest/}
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testfile
d:\tmp\inwtest\ CREATE testfile
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir testdir
d:\tmp\inwtest\ CREATE testdir
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ echo "what" > testfile
d:\tmp\inwtest\ MODIFY testfile
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mv testfile otherfile
d:\tmp\inwtest\ MOVE_FROM testfile
d:\tmp\inwtest\ MOVE_TO otherfile
############################################################
## TEST GROUP 2: watching relative path (current dir)
############################################################
# TEST 2a: no exclusion pattern
{[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr .}
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mv otherfile testdir/
d:\tmp\inwtest DELETE otherfile
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir -p testdir/2dir/3dir
d:\tmp\inwtest CREATE testdir\2dir
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testdir/2dir/3dir/subfile
d:\tmp\inwtest CREATE testdir\2dir\3dir\subfile
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2b
{[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir .git}
{[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '^\.git\\' .}
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
# no output
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2c
{[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '\.git\\' .}
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
# no output
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2d
{[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '^\.\\\.git\\' .}
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
d:\tmp\inwtest MODIFY .git\gitfile
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2e
{[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude 'inwtest\\\.git\\' .}
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
d:\tmp\inwtest MODIFY .git\gitfile
# because full path is not used for matching
------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2f
{[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '\.git\\gitfile$' .}
[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
# no output
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z_inw-output-test-sidebyside.txt
----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Linux (Bash) | Windows (Git Bash)
----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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############################################################
## TEST GROUP 1: simple events, watching absolute path ##
############################################################
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{$ inotifywait -qmr /tmp/inwtest/} | {$ inotifywait.exe -qmr /d/tmp/inwtest/}
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testfile
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/tmp/inwtest/ CREATE testfile | d:\tmp\inwtest\ CREATE testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ OPEN testfile |
/tmp/inwtest/ ATTRIB testfile |
/tmp/inwtest/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE testfile |
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir testdir | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir testdir
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/tmp/inwtest/ CREATE,ISDIR testdir | d:\tmp\inwtest\ CREATE testdir
/tmp/inwtest/ OPEN,ISDIR testdir |
/tmp/inwtest/ CLOSE_NOWRITE,CLOSE,ISDIR testdir |
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ echo "what" > testfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ echo "what" > testfile
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/tmp/inwtest/ MODIFY testfile | d:\tmp\inwtest\ MODIFY testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ OPEN testfile |
/tmp/inwtest/ MODIFY testfile |
/tmp/inwtest/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE testfile |
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ mv testfile otherfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mv testfile otherfile
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/tmp/inwtest/ MOVED_FROM testfile | d:\tmp\inwtest\ MOVE_FROM testfile
/tmp/inwtest/ MOVED_TO otherfile | d:\tmp\inwtest\ MOVE_TO otherfile
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############################################################
################################### ## TEST GROUP 2: watching relative path (current dir) ## #########################################
############################################################
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### TEST 2a: no exclusion pattern ###
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{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr .} | {[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr .}
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# 2a1 | # 2a1
[/tmp/inwtest]$ mv otherfile testdir/ | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mv otherfile testdir/
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./ MOVED_FROM otherfile | d:\tmp\inwtest DELETE otherfile
./testdir/ MOVED_TO otherfile |
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# 2a2 | # 2a2
[/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir -p testdir/2dir/3dir | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir -p testdir/2dir/3dir
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./testdir/ CREATE,ISDIR 2dir | d:\tmp\inwtest CREATE testdir\2dir
./testdir/ OPEN,ISDIR 2dir |
./testdir/ CLOSE_NOWRITE,CLOSE,ISDIR 2dir |
./testdir/ OPEN,ISDIR 2dir |
./testdir/ CLOSE_NOWRITE,CLOSE,ISDIR 2dir |
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# 2a3 | # 2a3
[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testdir/2dir/3dir/subfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch testdir/2dir/3dir/subfile
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./testdir/2dir/3dir/ CREATE subfile | d:\tmp\inwtest CREATE testdir\2dir\3dir\subfile
./testdir/2dir/3dir/ OPEN subfile |
./testdir/2dir/3dir/ ATTRIB subfile |
./testdir/2dir/3dir/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE subfile |
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----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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### Test 2b ###
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{[/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir .git} | {[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ mkdir .git}
{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '^\.git/' .} | {[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '^\.git\\' .}
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
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./.git/ CREATE gitfile | # no output
./.git/ OPEN gitfile |
./.git/ ATTRIB gitfile |
./.git/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE gitfile |
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----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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### Test 2c ###
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{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '\.git/' .} | {[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '\.git\\' .}
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
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# no output | # no output
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----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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### Test 2d ###
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{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '^\./\.git/' .} | {[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '^\.\\\.git\\' .}
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
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# no output | d:\tmp\inwtest MODIFY .git\gitfile
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----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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### Test 2e ###
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{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude 'inwtest/\.git/' .} | {[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude 'inwtest\\\.git\\' .}
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
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./.git/ OPEN gitfile | d:\tmp\inwtest MODIFY .git\gitfile
./.git/ ATTRIB gitfile | # because full path is not used for matching
./.git/ CLOSE_WRITE,CLOSE gitfile |
# because prefix is not resolved/canonicalized |
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----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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### Test 2f ###
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{[/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait -qmr --exclude '\.git/gitfile$' .} | {[/d/tmp/inwtest]$ inotifywait.exe -qmr --exclude '\.git\\gitfile$' .}
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[/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile | [/d/tmp/inwtest]$ touch .git/gitfile
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# no output | # no output
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