Query: sync
OS: hpux
Section: 2
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sync(2) System Calls Manual sync(2)NAMEsync, lsync - update diskSYNOPSISDESCRIPTIONcauses all information in memory that should be on disk to be written out. This includes modified file system meta-data and delayed block I/O. It should be used by commands and programs that examine a file system, such as and so on. It is mandatory before a shutdown. The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete upon return from In some HP-UX systems, may be reduced to a no-op. This is permissible on a system which does not cache buffers or in a system that in some way ensures that the disks are always in a consistent state. is a deprecated system call that is currently functionally identical to HP-UX kernel support for it remains only to aid compatibility with very old HP-UX binaries.AUTHORwas developed by HP and AT&T Bell Laboratories.SEE ALSOsync(1M), fdatasync(2), fsync(2).STANDARDS CONFORMANCEsync(2)
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