sync(2)
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sync System Call
Synchronize disk and memory resident file system information.
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SYNTAX
void sync ( )
PARAMETERS
None.
DESCRIPTION
Sync causes file system information in memory to be written on
the disk.
Activity may continue on the file system device while the sync is
being performed, but there are no guarantees about whether
changes to files or file system data that occur after sync starts
get to disk. Upon return from sync, there is no guarantee that
all writes to the disk have completed.
ACCESS CONTROL
None.
RETURN VALUE
None.
EXCEPTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The related manual sections: sync(1),
fsync(2).
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