FSEvents API Reference

The FSEvents API provides a mechanism for receiving notifications when files or directories are created, modified, or removed within a specified subsection of the filesystem hierarchy.

The FSEvents API is part of the Core Services framework.

Framework	/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework
Header file directories	/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers
Companion document	File System Events Programming Guide

Functions

FSEventsCopyUUIDForDevice
FSEventStreamGetDeviceBeingWatched

FSEventsGetCurrentEventId
FSEventStreamGetLatestEventId

FSEventsGetLastEventIdForDeviceBeforeTime
FSEventStreamInvalidate

FSEventsPurgeEventsForDeviceUpToEventId
FSEventStreamRelease

FSEventStreamCopyDescription
FSEventStreamRetain

FSEventStreamCopyPathsBeingWatched
FSEventStreamScheduleWithRunLoop

FSEventStreamCreate
FSEventStreamShow

FSEventStreamCreateRelativeToDevice
FSEventStreamStart

FSEventStreamFlushAsync
FSEventStreamStop

FSEventStreamFlushSync
FSEventStreamUnscheduleFromRunLoop

Other References

Header Index

Data Types Index

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