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CLRI(8)			    System Manager's Manual		       CLRI(8)

NAME
       clri -- clear an	inode

SYNOPSIS
       clri special_device inode_number	...

DESCRIPTION
       The  clri  utility  is  obsoleted for normal file system	repair work by
       fsck(8).

       The clri	utility	zeroes out the inodes with the	specified  inode  num-
       ber(s)  on  the	file system residing on	the given special_device.  The
       fsck(8) utility is usually run after clri to  reclaim  the  zeroed  in-
       ode(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.

FreeBSD	14.3			October	5, 2016			       CLRI(8)

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