clear_nlink (9) - Linux Manuals

clear_nlink: directly zero an inode's link count

Command to display clear_nlink manual in Linux: $ man 9 clear_nlink

NAME

clear_nlink - directly zero an inode's link count

SYNOPSIS

void clear_nlink(struct inode * inode);

ARGUMENTS

inode

: inode

DESCRIPTION

This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. See drop_nlink for why we care about i_nlink hitting zero.