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

Usage in Deno

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

Return Type

this