Re: Remove all existing file notification watches from Emacs

[Michael Albinus]

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

Hi Stefan,

>> I mean, using this instead of restarting Emacs may work sometimes, but
>> it can have undesirable (and hard to predict, for the end user) side
>> effects since packages have had their watches killed from under them.
>
> Like this?

Oops, I meant

diff --git a/doc/lispref/os.texi b/doc/lispref/os.texi
index e3dcd6c778..5323f5f9a1 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/os.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/os.texi
@@ -3232,6 +3232,10 @@ File Notifications

 @deffn Command file-notify-rm-all-watches
 Removes all existing file notification watches from Emacs.
+
+Use this command with caution, because it could have unexpected side
+effects on packages relying on file watches.  It is intended mainly
+for debugging purposes, or when Emacs has been stalled.
 @end deffn

 @defun file-notify-valid-p descriptor

Best regards, Michael.