@@ -1454,12 +1454,12 @@ The recursive option is only supported on OS X and Windows.
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This feature depends on the underlying operating system providing a way
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to be notified of filesystem changes.
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- * On Linux systems, this uses ` inotify ` .
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- * On BSD systems, this uses ` kqueue ` .
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- * On OS X, this uses ` kqueue ` for files and ' FSEvents' for directories.
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- * On SunOS systems (including Solaris and SmartOS), this uses ` event ports ` .
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- * On Windows systems, this feature depends on ` ReadDirectoryChangesW ` .
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- * On Aix systems, this feature depends on ` AHAFS ` , which must be enabled.
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+ * On Linux systems, this uses [ ` inotify ` ]
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+ * On BSD systems, this uses [ ` kqueue ` ]
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+ * On OS X, this uses [ ` kqueue ` ] for files and [ ` FSEvents ` ] for directories.
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+ * On SunOS systems (including Solaris and SmartOS), this uses [ ` event ports ` ] .
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+ * On Windows systems, this feature depends on [ ` ReadDirectoryChangesW ` ] .
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+ * On Aix systems, this feature depends on [ ` AHAFS ` ] , which must be enabled.
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If the underlying functionality is not available for some reason, then
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` fs.watch ` will not be able to function. For example, watching files or
@@ -1724,3 +1724,10 @@ Synchronous versions of [`fs.write()`][]. Returns the number of bytes written.
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[ Readable Stream ] : stream.html#stream_class_stream_readable
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[ Writable Stream ] : stream.html#stream_class_stream_writable
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[ inode ] : http://www.linux.org/threads/intro-to-inodes.4130
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+ [ FS Constants ] : #fs_fs_constants
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+ [ `inotify` ] : http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/inotify.7.html
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+ [ `kqueue` ] : https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?kqueue
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+ [ `FSEvents` ] : https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/FSEvents_ProgGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40005289-CH1-SW1
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+ [ `event ports` ] : http://illumos.org/man/port_create
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+ [ `ReadDirectoryChangesW` ] : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365465%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
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+ [ `AHAFS` ] : https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix_event_infrastructure/
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