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update(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 update(8)

NAME
       update - Periodically updates the file system

SYNOPSIS
       /sbin/update

DESCRIPTION
       The  update  command  flushes data from memory to disk every 30 seconds.  This ensures that the file system is up to date in the event of a
       system crash.  This command is provided as a statically-linked executable in /sbin.

FILES
       Specifies the command path

RELATED INFORMATION
       Commands:  init(8), sync(8)

       Functions:  sync(2), sync2(2) delim off

																	 update(8)