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.\"	@(#)clri.8	6.1 (Berkeley) 4/27/85
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.TH CLRI 8 "April 27, 1985"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
clri \- clear i-node
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/clri
filesystem i-number ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B N.B.:
.I Clri
is obsoleted for normal file system repair work by
.IR fsck (8).
.PP
.I Clri
writes zeros on the i-nodes
with the decimal
.I i-numbers
on the
.I filesystem.
After
.I clri,
any blocks
in the affected file
will show up as `missing' in an
.IR icheck (8)
of the
.I filesystem.
.PP
Read and write permission is required on the specified
file system device.
The i-node becomes allocatable.
.PP
The primary purpose of this routine
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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
icheck(8)
.SH BUGS
If the file is open,
.I clri
is likely to be ineffective.
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95f51977	5	.\" @(#)clri.8 6.1 (Berkeley) 4/27/85
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95f51977	7	.TH CLRI 8 "April 27, 1985"
a89e138e KM	8	.UC 4
	9	.SH NAME
	10	clri \- clear i-node
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B /etc/clri
	13	filesystem i-number ...
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	.B N.B.:
	16	.I Clri
	17	is obsoleted for normal file system repair work by
	18	.IR fsck (8).
	19	.PP
	20	.I Clri
	21	writes zeros on the i-nodes
	22	with the decimal
	23	.I i-numbers
	24	on the
	25	.I filesystem.
	26	After
	27	.I clri,
	28	any blocks
	29	in the affected file
	30	will show up as `missing' in an
0904b7f1	31	.IR icheck (8)
a89e138e KM	32	of the
	33	.I filesystem.
	34	.PP
	35	Read and write permission is required on the specified
	36	file system device.
	37	The i-node becomes allocatable.
	38	.PP
	39	The primary purpose of this routine
	40	is to remove a file which
	41	for some reason appears in no
	42	directory.
	43	If it is used to zap an i-node
	44	which does appear in a directory, care should be taken to track down
	45	the entry and remove it.
	46	Otherwise, when the i-node is reallocated to some new file,
	47	the old entry will still point to that file.
	48	At that point removing the old entry will destroy the new file.
	49	The new entry will again point to an unallocated i-node,
	50	so the whole cycle is likely to be repeated again and again.
	51	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	52	icheck(8)
	53	.SH BUGS
	54	If the file is open,
	55	.I clri
	56	is likely to be ineffective.