Inode

CLRI(8) - System Manager's Manual

Fsdb, Fsck, Inode, Ncheck, Clri

CLRI(8) - System Manager’s Manual # CLRI(8) - System Manager’s Manual NAME # clri - clear inodes SYNOPSIS # clri special_device inode_number … DESCRIPTION # clri is obsoleted for normal file system repair work by fsck(8). clri zeros out the inodes with the specified inode numbers on the filesystem residing on the given special_device. The fsck(8) utility is usually run after clri to reclaim the zero’ed inodes and the blocks previously claimed by those inodes. ...

DIR(5) - File Formats Manual

Fs, Getdents, Inode, Dir

DIR(5) - File Formats Manual # DIR(5) - File Formats Manual NAME # dir, dirent - directory file format SYNOPSIS # #include <dirent.h> DESCRIPTION # Directories provide a convenient hierarchical method of grouping files while obscuring the underlying details of the storage medium. A directory file is differentiated from a plain file by a flag in its inode(5) entry. It consists of records (directory entries) each of which contains information about a file and a pointer to the file itself. ...