=== the command ===
sudo inotifywait -mr / -e access -e create -e close_write -e modify -e move -e delete --timefmt "%Y%m%d%H%M%S" --format "%Tw:%wf:%f e:%e" --fromfile /home/sneakyimp/inotify/files-to-scan --outfile /home/sneakyimp/inotify/file-watch-results --csv
=== the files-to-scan file ===
@/dev
@/proc
@/run
@/sys
@/var/run
=== sample output ===
20161201120414w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:ld-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:ld-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libselinux.so.1 e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libc-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libpcre.so.3.13.2 e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libdl-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libpthread-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/etc/f:locale.alias e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/etc/f:nsswitch.conf e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libnss_compat-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libnsl-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libnss_nis-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libnss_files-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/usr/share/zoneinfo/US/f:Pacific e:ACCESS
20161201120414w:/usr/share/zoneinfo/US/f:Pacific e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:ld-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:ld-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libselinux.so.1 e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libc-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libpcre.so.3.13.2 e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libdl-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libpthread-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120436w:/home/f:sneakyimp e:ACCESS,ISDIR
20161201120436w:/home/sneakyimp/f: e:ACCESS,ISDIR
20161201120436w:/home/f:sneakyimp e:ACCESS,ISDIR
20161201120436w:/home/sneakyimp/f: e:ACCESS,ISDIR
20161201120440w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/bin/f:ls e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:ld-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:ld-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libselinux.so.1 e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libc-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libpcre.so.3.13.2 e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libdl-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/lib/i386-linux-gnu/f:libpthread-2.23.so e:ACCESS
20161201120440w:/home/f:sneakyimp e:ACCESS,ISDIR
20161201120440w:/home/sneakyimp/f: e:ACCESS,ISDIR
20161201120440w:/home/f:sneakyimp e:ACCESS,ISDIR
20161201120440w:/home/sneakyimp/f: e:ACCESS,ISDIR