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		jeremysmyth on Dec 25, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My one-liner Linux Dropbox client Different supported features make it easier to maintain such a client. Example: Some filesystems notify observers on file change, some don't.

viraptor on Dec 25, 2018 [–]

This shouldn't affect other local filesystems though. Inotify won't work with NFS, but should be ok with fs owned by the local system.

Spivak on Dec 26, 2018 | [–]

The mistake is assuming that there's something special about 'local' filesystems. They have as much feature disparity as networked ones.

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