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- .th SYNC II 8/5/73
- .sh NAME
- sync \*- update super-block
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- (sync = 36.; not in assembler)
- .br
- .ft B
- sys sync
- .ft R
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it 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.
- .s3
- It should be used by programs which examine a file system,
- for example
- .it "icheck, df,"
- etc.
- It is mandatory before a boot.
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- sync (VIII), update (VIII)
- .sh DIAGNOSTICS
- \*-
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