diff --git a/src/sys/inode.rs b/src/sys/inode.rs
index f40015f..3e6241b 100644
--- a/src/sys/inode.rs
+++ b/src/sys/inode.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ impl Inode {
 
         Ok(inode)
     }
+
+    pub fn in_use(&self) -> bool {
+        self.hard_links > 0
+    }
 }
 
 bitflags! {