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fs.watch recursive on Linux emits spurious rename events for sibling files/directories prefixed by related paths on deletion #58868
Description
Version
v24.2.0 (from archlinux) and v24.1.0 (from nwjs)
Platform
Linux ****** 6.15.2-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:32:33 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Subsystem
fs
What steps will reproduce the bug?
- open 2 window, prepare test files in the first window:
mkdir -p foo_bar/somedir
touch foo_bar/file.txt
mkdir foo
touch foo_- open a node repl in the second window:
fs.watch(".", { recursive: true }, console.log);- keep the node running, back to the first window:
rmdir fooObserved output in the second window:
rename foo
rename foo_
rename foo_bar
rename foo_bar/file.txt
rename foo_bar/somedir
and then:
rm foo_Observed output in the second window:
rename foo_
rename foo_bar
rename foo_bar/file.txt
rename foo_bar/somedir
How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?
N/A
What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?
expected not send the unrelated event(in test case, foo_bar is unchanged, but we got a fake event)
What do you see instead?
(already attached output in reproduce steps)
Additional information
No response
Activity
bnoordhuis commentedon Jun 29, 2025
cc @anonrig
github-actions commentedon Apr 19, 2026
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github-actions commentedon May 19, 2026
This issue has been automatically closed after 30 days of inactivity following its stale status (no activity for a total of 240 days).
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marcopiraccini commentedon Jun 7, 2026
There is a open PR on this: #63095
fs: prevent spurious recursive watch events on prefix siblings
fs: prevent spurious recursive watch events on prefix siblings
fs: prevent spurious recursive watch events on prefix siblings
fs: prevent spurious recursive watch events on prefix siblings