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)