Setting file system event monitoring (inotify) - PingDirectory

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An event monitoring tool such as inotify can be configured for notifying processes about file system events, including file creation, deletion, and updates.

Linux limits the number of inotify watches a user can receive.

To increase the limit, edit etc/sysctl.conf to add the following line.
```
fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 524288
```

Run the following command.

$ sudo sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288