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@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Generally S3 cannot offer the same performance or semantics as a local file syst
 * no atomic renames of files or directories
 * no coordination between multiple clients mounting the same bucket
 * no hard links
+* inotify detects only local modifications, not external ones by other clients or tools
 
 References
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