sync(2)
sync --
update super block
Synopsis
#include <unistd.h>
void sync(void);
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.
The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily
completed before sync returns.
The fsync system call completes the writing before it returns.
Usage
sync should be used by programs that examine a file system,
such as
fsck(1M),
df(1M),
and so on.
It is mandatory before a re-boot.
References
fsync(2)
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