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sync \- update super-block
causes all information in core
memory that should be on disk to be written out.
This includes modified super blocks,
modified i-nodes, and delayed block I/O.
It should be used by programs which examine a file system,
It is mandatory before a boot.
The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily
complete upon return from