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Java 7 Watch Service cannot detect events properly

I have created a watch service java application using nio2's WatchService for a Linux server whereby I have it watching some directories in a mounted NAS drive. The files will arrive by NFS, MQ or ...
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WatchService fires ENTRY_MODIFY sometimes twice and sometimes once

I am using this WatchService example from Oracle: import java.nio.file.*; import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.*; import static java.nio.file.LinkOption.*; import java.nio.file....
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Java 7 NIO watchservice vs jpathwatch

The project I'm working has been using Java 6 and jpathwatch (.95) and is now upgrading to Java 7. Currently on Windows 7 and 2008 Server. I'm refactoring areas of code to use the new Java 7 NIO and ...
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Unexpeced output of java 7 nio 2 program

I am trying a small program from Pro Java 7 NIO.2 Page No 118 Code is : class WatchRafaelNadal { public void watchRNDir(Path path) throws IOException, InterruptedException { try (...
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Using a Java WatchService to monitor folders within folders

I'm trying out WatchService with Java 7, to monitor a folder. I want it to monitor any files or folders being added to the path registered with the WatchService. If I add a folder to the registered ...
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Java I/O: Ensure a file is not locked by another process before any r/w operation

I'm encountering a recurrent issue in an application that tracks content of files within a directory, based on the Java 7 WatchService API. When the underlying file system fires a modification event ...
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