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+.\" -*- nroff -*-
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Doug Rabson
+.\"
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.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
+.In sys/param.h
+.In sys/vnode.h
+.Ft void
+.Fn vput "struct vnode *vp"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+Decrement the
+.Va v_usecount
+field of a vnode and unlock the vnode.
+.Bl -tag -width 2n
+.It Fa 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,
+.Xr vrefcnt 9
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Doug Rabson .