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+SYNC(8)                   Minix Programmer's Manual                    SYNC(8)
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+NAME
+     sync - flush the cache to disk
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+SYNOPSIS
+     sync
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+OPTIONS
+     (none)
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+EXAMPLES
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+     sync                # Write out all modified cache blocks
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+DESCRIPTION
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+     MINIX maintains a cache of recently used disk blocks.  The  sync  command
+     writes  any  modified  cache  blocks back to the disk.  This is essential
+     before stopping the system, and should be done before running  any  a.out
+     program that might crash.
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+SEE ALSO
+     sync(2), shutdown(8).
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