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dArkMaGE Apprentice
Joined: 20 Apr 2002 Posts: 152
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 4:19 am Post subject: what does fam actually do? |
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okay, i know that kde is supposed to use it, and that checks for changes to files or something like that... but i cant figure out what it actually does? is there an actual good reason to start it up at boot time? |
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klieber Bodhisattva
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Posts: 3657 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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man fam
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The man page for fam wrote: | fam is a server that tracks changes to the file system and relays these changes to interested applications. |
It's basically a centralized way to monitor important files for changes, rather than having individual applications each poll the file system on their own. So, for things like your mail program, etc.
--kurt _________________ The problem with political jokes is that they get elected |
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