60 lines
727 B
Groff
60 lines
727 B
Groff
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SYNC(8) Minix Programmer's Manual SYNC(8)
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NAME
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sync - flush the cache to disk
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SYNOPSIS
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sync
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OPTIONS
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(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
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writes any modified cache blocks back to the disk. This is essential
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before stopping the system, and should be done before running any a.out
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program that might crash.
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SEE ALSO
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sync(2), shutdown(8).
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