SYNC

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)
Updated: 15 April 1995
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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

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


 

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SYNOPSIS
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RETURN VALUE
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BUGS
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