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Expand Up @@ -4768,6 +4768,12 @@ unavailable in some situations.
On Windows, no events will be emitted if the watched directory is moved or
renamed. An `EPERM` error is reported when the watched directory is deleted.

The `fs.watch` API does not provide any protection with respect
to malicious actions on the file system. For example, on Windows it is
implemented by monitoring changes in a directory versus specific files. This
allows substitution of a file and fs reporting changes on the new file
with the same filename.

##### Availability

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