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36.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
37.Os
38.Dt VCOUNT 9
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm vcount
41.Nd get total number of references to a device
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Fd #include <sys/param.h>
44.Fd #include <sys/time.h>
45.Fd #include <sys/conf.h>
46.Fd #include <sys/vnode.h>
47.Ft int
48.Fn vcount "struct vnode *vp"
49.Sh DESCRIPTION
50.Fn vcount
51is used to get the number of references to a particular device.
52It allows for the fact that multiple vnodes may reference the same device.
53.Sh RETURN VALUES
54.Fn vcount
55returns the number of references to the device.
56.Sh SEE ALSO
57.Xr vnode 9
58.Sh AUTHORS
59This man page was originally written by
60.An Andrew Stevenson
61for
62.Fx .
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