clri(8)

NAME

clri - clear an inode

SYNOPSIS

clri special_device inode_number ...

DESCRIPTION

The clri utility is obsoleted for normal file system repair

work by
fsck(8).

The clri utility zeroes out the inodes with the specified

inode number(s)
on the file system residing on the given special_device.

The fsck(8)
utility is usually run after clri to reclaim the zeroed in

ode(s) and the
blocks previously claimed by those inode(s). Both read and

write permission are required on the specified special_device.

The primary purpose of this routine is to remove a file

which for some
reason is not being properly handled by fsck(8). Once re

moved, it is
anticipated that fsck(8) will be able to clean up the re

sulting mess.

SEE ALSO

fsck(8), fsdb(8)

BUGS

If the file is open, the work of clri will be lost when the

inode is
written back to disk from the inode cache.

BSD April 19, 1994

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