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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inotifytools/inotifytools.h>
+#include <inotifytools/inotify.h>
+
+/*
+ * libinotifytools example program.
+ * Compile with gcc -linotifytools example.c
+ */
+int main() {
+	// initialize and watch the entire directory tree from the current working
+	// directory downwards for all events
+	if ( !inotifytools_initialize()
+	  || !inotifytools_watch_recursively( ".", IN_ALL_EVENTS ) ) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror( inotifytools_error() ) );
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	// set time format to 24 hour time, HH:MM:SS
+	inotifytools_set_printf_timefmt( "%T" );
+
+	// Output all events as "<timestamp> <path> <events>"
+	struct inotify_event * event = inotifytools_next_event( -1 );
+	while ( event ) {
+		inotifytools_printf( event, "%T %w%f %e\n" );
+		event = inotifytools_next_event( -1 );
+	}
+}
+