NAME
clri —
clear an inode
SYNOPSIS
clri |
special_device inode_number ... |
DESCRIPTION
clri
is obsoleted for normal file system repair work by
fsck(8).
clri zeros out the inodes with the specified inode number(s)
on the filesystem residing on the given
special_device.
The
fsck(8) utility is usually run
after
clri to reclaim the zero'ed inode(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 removed, it is
anticipated that
fsck(8) will be
able to clean up the resulting mess.
SEE ALSO
fsck(8),
fsdb(8)
HISTORY
The
clri utility first appeared in
Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
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.