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Adds info on whitelist_external_dirs (#5213)

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whitelist_external_dirs needs to be mentioned
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Robin 2018-05-03 20:05:52 +01:00 committed by Alok Saboo
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@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
ha_release: 0.67 ha_release: 0.67
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This component adds [Watchdog](https://pythonhosted.org/watchdog/) file system monitoring, publishing events on the Home Assistant bus on the creation/deletion/modification of files. The monitored `event_type` are: This component adds [Watchdog](https://pythonhosted.org/watchdog/) file system monitoring, publishing events on the Home Assistant bus on the creation/deletion/modification of files within configured folders. The monitored `event_type` are:
* `created` * `created`
* `deleted` * `deleted`
* `modified` * `modified`
* `moved` * `moved`
Note that by default folder monitoring is recursive, meaning that the contents of sub-folders are also monitored. Configured folders must be added to [whitelist_external_dirs](/docs/configuration/basic/). Note that by default folder monitoring is recursive, meaning that the contents of sub-folders are also monitored.
To enable the Folder Watcher component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: To enable the Folder Watcher component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: