NAME

sync − update super-block

SYNOPSIS

void sync ( )

DESCRIPTION

Sync causes all information in memory that should be on disk to be written out.  This includes modified super blocks, modified i-nodes, and delayed block I/O. 

It should be used by programs which examine a file system, for example fsck, df, etc. It is mandatory before a boot.

The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete upon return from sync.

ASSEMBLER

moveq36,D0
trap#0

Version 2.3  —  July 04, 1985