clri(8)clri(8)Nameclri - clear inodes
Syntax
/etc/clri filesystem i-number ...
Description
The command has been superseded by for normal file system repair work.
The command writes zeros on the i-nodes with the decimal i-numbers on
the filesystem. After any blocks in the affected file will show up as
`missing' in an of the filesystem.
Read and write permission is required on the specified file system
device. The i-node becomes allocatable.
The primary purpose of this command is to remove a file which for some
reason appears in no directory. If it is used to zap an i-node which
does appear in a directory, care should be taken to track down the
entry and remove it. Otherwise, when the i-node is reallocated to some
new file, the old entry will still point to that file. At that point
removing the old entry will destroy the new file. The new entry will
again point to an unallocated i-node, so the whole cycle is likely to
be repeated again and again.
Restrictions
If the file is open, is likely to be ineffective.
See Alsoicheck(8)clri(8)