NAME
clri —
clear inodes
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 numbers on the filesystem residing on the given
special_device. The
fsck(8)
utility is usually run after clri to reclaim the
zero'ed inodes and the blocks previously claimed by those inodes. 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
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.