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NAME

sync - commit buffer cache to disk.

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

int sync(void);

DESCRIPTION

sync first commits inodes to buffers, and then buffers to disk.

RETURN VALUE

sync always returns 0.

CONFORMING TO

SVID, AT&T, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3

BUGS

sync() only schedules the writes, so it may return before the actual writing is done.

SEE ALSO

fsync(2), update(8), sync(8)


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