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1 | .TH SYNC 2 |
2 | .SH NAME | |
3 | sync \- update super-block | |
4 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
5 | .B sync( ) | |
6 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
7 | .I Sync | |
8 | causes all information in core | |
9 | memory that should be on disk to be written out. | |
10 | This includes modified super blocks, | |
11 | modified i-nodes, and delayed block I/O. | |
12 | .PP | |
13 | It should be used by programs which examine a file system, | |
14 | for example | |
15 | .I "icheck, df," | |
16 | etc. | |
17 | It is mandatory before a boot. | |
18 | .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
19 | sync(1), update(8) | |
20 | .SH BUGS | |
21 | The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily | |
22 | complete upon return from | |
23 | .IR sync . | |
24 | .SH "ASSEMBLER (PDP-11)" | |
25 | (sync = 36.) | |
26 | .br | |
27 | .B sys sync |