syncer(1M) syncer(1M)
NAME
syncer - periodically sync for file system integrity
SYNOPSIS
[seconds] directory ...]
DESCRIPTION
is a program that periodically executes at an interval determined by the input argument seconds (see sync(2)). If seconds is not speci-
fied, the default interval is every 30 seconds. This ensures that the file system is fairly up-to-date in case of a crash. This command
should not be executed directly, but should be executed at system boot time via startup script
also updates the file if it does not match current kernel mount information.
Options
recognizes the following options:
Cause to not update the file. Use of this option is provided for special cases of backward compatilibity only, and is strongly
discouraged. This option may be removed in a future release.
Open directories for cache benefit.
All directories must be specified by their full path name. If the option is not used, no directories are opened.
AUTHOR
was developed by the University of California, Berkeley and HP.
SEE ALSO
init(1M), sync(1M), sync(2).
syncer(1M)
