1FIND_INODE_NUMBER(9)             The Linux VFS            FIND_INODE_NUMBER(9)
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NAME

6       find_inode_number - check for dentry with name
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SYNOPSIS

9       ino_t find_inode_number(struct dentry * dir, struct qstr * name);
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ARGUMENTS

12       dir
13           directory to check
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16           Name to find.
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DESCRIPTION

19       Check whether a dentry already exists for the given name, and return
20       the inode number if it has an inode. Otherwise 0 is returned.
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22       This routine is used to post-process directory listings for filesystems
23       using synthetic inode numbers, and is necessary to keep getcwd working.
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26Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019              FIND_INODE_NUMBER(9)
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