| CLRI(8) | MidnightBSD System Manager's Manual | CLRI(8) |
clri — clear an
inode
clri |
special_device inode_number ... |
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 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.
The clri utility first appeared in
Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
If the file is open, the work of clri will
be lost when the inode is written back to disk from the inode cache.
| October 5, 2016 | midnightbsd-3.1 |