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3 3 The inotify(7) subsystem has three important tunings that impact watchman.
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5     * /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances impacts how many different root dirs you can watch.
6     * /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches impacts how many dirs you can watch across all watched roots.
7     * /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_queued_events impacts how likely it is that your system will experience a notification overflow.
  5   * !!/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances!! impacts how many different root dirs you can watch.
  6   * !!/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches!! impacts how many dirs you can watch across all watched roots.
  7   * !!/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_queued_events!! impacts how likely it is that your system will experience a notification overflow.
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9 9 You obviously need to ensure that max_user_instances and max_user_watches are set so that the system is capable of keeping track of your files.
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