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 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.
