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@(#)sync.2 4.1 (Berkeley) 05/09/85

SYNC 2
C 4
NAME
sync - update super-block
SYNOPSIS
sync()
DESCRIPTION
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.

It should be used by programs which examine a file system, for example "icheck, df," etc. It is mandatory before a boot.

"SEE ALSO"
sync(1), update(8)
BUGS
The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete upon return from sync .
"ASSEMBLER (PDP-11)"
(sync = 36.)

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