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docs: clarify eventType in fs.watch #9318

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Expand Up @@ -1702,8 +1702,12 @@ The listener callback gets two arguments `(eventType, filename)`. `eventType` i
`'rename'` or `'change'`, and `filename` is the name of the file which triggered
the event.

Please note the listener callback is attached to the `'change'` event
fired by [`fs.FSWatcher`][], but they are not the same thing.
Note that on most platforms, `'rename'` is emitted whenever a filename appears
or disappears in the directory.

Also note the listener callback is attached to the `'change'` event fired by
[`fs.FSWatcher`][], but it is not the same thing as the `'change'` value of
`eventType`.

### Caveats

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