# Git fsmonitor 3 messages from 2023-04-04 to 2023-04-05. Participants: Frédéric Landry, Christian Couder. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/59537 ## Frédéric Landry, 2023-04-04 14:10 Subject: Git fsmonitor Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/YT2PR01MB98749C01D9FE7D040F80A51DF0939%40YT2PR01MB9874.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, I could not find details about which platforms are supported for the fsmonitor feature. I am running debian 10 servers and git-2.4.0 and I am getting: fatal: fsmonitor--daemon not supported on this platform Thanks in advance. Fred ``` ## Christian Couder, 2023-04-04 20:22 Subject: Re: Git fsmonitor Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAP8UFD1KCCqOFQ86Q4Sg4x0KYrO4B1dRyJKih74S61JsTGim7Q%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 5:57 PM Frédéric Landry wrote: > > Hi, > > I could not find details about which platforms are supported for the fsmonitor feature. The doc about core.fsmonitor says: "The built-in file system monitor is currently available only on a limited set of supported platforms. Currently, this includes Windows and MacOS." You can still configure a hook instead of the built-in system monitor to get a similar feature on Linux. For example the githooks doc has a "fsmonitor-watchman" section to use https://facebook.github.io/watchman/ which works on Linux using inotify. > I am running debian 10 servers and git-2.4.0 and I am getting: Git 2.4.0 from 2015 or Git 2.40.0 from 2023? Best, Christian. ``` ## Frédéric Landry, 2023-04-05 12:15 Subject: RE: Git fsmonitor Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/YT2PR01MB9874CFFE2EA5F9E635D59993F0909%40YT2PR01MB9874.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, Thanks for your reply! I did not build the doc, I should have ! sorry about that. Watchman looks perfect! I will try that. Oh and yes, I meant 2.40. Have a great day   -----Original Message----- From: Christian Couder Sent: April 4, 2023 4:22 PM To: Frédéric Landry Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Git fsmonitor Hi, On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 5:57 PM Frédéric Landry wrote: > > Hi, > > I could not find details about which platforms are supported for the fsmonitor feature. The doc about core.fsmonitor says: "The built-in file system monitor is currently available only on a limited set of supported platforms. Currently, this includes Windows and MacOS." You can still configure a hook instead of the built-in system monitor to get a similar feature on Linux. For example the githooks doc has a "fsmonitor-watchman" section to use https://facebook.github.io/watchman/ which works on Linux using inotify. > I am running debian 10 servers and git-2.4.0 and I am getting: Git 2.4.0 from 2015 or Git 2.40.0 from 2023? Best, Christian. ```