opensolaris man page for sync

sync(1M)						  System Administration Commands						  sync(1M)

NAME
       sync - update the super block

SYNOPSIS
       sync

DESCRIPTION
       sync executes the sync system primitive. If the system is to be stopped, sync must be called to ensure file system integrity. It will flush
       all previously unwritten system buffers out to disk, thus assuring that all file modifications up to that point will be saved. See  sync(2)
       for details.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       sync(2), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    1 Dec 1998								  sync(1M)