SYNC(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures SYNC(8)

NAME

sync - update the super block

SYNOPSIS

sync

DESCRIPTION

sync executes the sync system primitive. If the system is to be
stopped, sync must be called to ensure file system integrity. It will
flush all previously unwritten system buffers out to disk, thus
assuring that all file modifications up to that point will be saved.
See sync(2) for details.

SEE ALSO

sync(2), attributes(7)

December 1, 1998 SYNC(8)