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.Dd July 24, 1996
.Os
.Dt VPUT 9
.Sh NAME
.Nm vput
.Nd decrement the use count for a vnode and unlock it
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sys/param.h>
.Fd #include <sys/vnode.h>
.Ft void
.Fn vput "struct vnode *vp"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Decrement the
.Dv v_usecount
field of a vnode and unlock the vnode.
.Bl -tag -width vp
.It Ar vp
the vnode to decrement
.El
.Pp
This operation is functionally equivalent to calling
.Xr VOP_UNLOCK 9
followed by
.Xr vrele 9 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr vnode 9 ,
.Xr VOP_UNLOCK 9 ,
.Xr vref 9 ,
.Xr vrele 9
.Sh AUTHORS
This man page was written by Doug Rabson.