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FSWatcher.ref - node__fs.d.ts - Node documentation
method FSWatcher.ref

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { type FSWatcher } from "node:node__fs.d.ts"; ```
FSWatcher.ref(): this
When called, requests that the Node.js event loop _not_ exit so long as the `fs.FSWatcher` is active. Calling `watcher.ref()` multiple times will have no effect. By default, all `fs.FSWatcher` objects are "ref'ed", making it normally unnecessary to call `watcher.ref()` unless `watcher.unref()` had been called previously.

Return Type

this