SYNC(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures SYNC(8)
sync - update the super block
sync
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.
sync(2), attributes(7)
December 1, 1998 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)