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+.th SYNC II 8/5/73
+.sh NAME
+sync \*- update super-block
+.sh SYNOPSIS
+(sync = 36.; not in assembler)
+.br
+.ft B
+sys  sync
+.ft R
+.sh DESCRIPTION
+.it Sync
+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.
+.s3
+It should be used by programs which examine a file system,
+for example
+.it "check, df,"
+etc.
+It is mandatory before a boot.
+.sh "SEE ALSO"
+sync (VIII), update (VIII)
+.sh DIAGNOSTICS
+\*-