# File lib/active_support/cache/memory_store.rb, line 90
      def decrement(name, amount = 1, options = nil)
        synchronize do
          options = merged_options(options)
          if num = read(name, options)
            num = num.to_i - amount
            write(name, num, options)
            num
          else
            nil
          end
        end
      end