# Overview
1. How to change [File Watcher]() count for Intellij


# Check file watcher count
```bash
cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
```


# Change file watcher count
```bash
echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf;
sudo sysctl -p --system
```


# Other resources
1. https://linux.die.net/man/7/inotify
1. https://gist.github.com/ntamvl/7c41acee650d376863fd940b99da836f
1. https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/articles/IDEA-A-2/Inotify-Watches-Limit-Linux
1. https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/using-file-watchers.html#transpilerBehaviour
