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SET_NLINK(9)							   The Linux VFS						      SET_NLINK(9)

NAME
       set_nlink - directly set an inode's link count

SYNOPSIS
       void set_nlink(struct inode * inode, unsigned int nlink);

ARGUMENTS
       inode
	   inode

       nlink
	   new nlink (should be non-zero)

DESCRIPTION
       This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							      SET_NLINK(9)