title: Why can't I monitor /proc using the inotify C API? Is it special?
body: <p>I've written a few lines of C code using the inotify API. When I monitor for IN_CREATE and IN_DELETE for /tmp it works no problem. I can detect when I add or delete folders in /tmp.</p>
  
  <p>When I change the monitored folder to /proc, I do not get notified when a new directory is created in /proc due to a process launch.</p>
  
  <p>I assume this is because /proc is special in some way. Can anyone explain why this is the case or what I might do to allow inotify to watch that folder?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>