How do I monitor the root directory using glib / gio?
I am trying to make a file monitor on the root filesystem. I use g_file_new_for_path()
with /
as path and create a monitor with g_file_monitor()
. But when events are executed, no events are reported. If I use path //
, events will be thrown.
Is it a bug with GIO or should I use it //
?
From the docs g_file_new_for_path
:
path : A string containing a relative or absolute path.
The string must be encoded in the glib filename encoding
The GLib iirc file encoding is as follows:
[protocol:]//path/to/file
I think this should work too:
file:/
which is an alias//