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NAME
       sync - update super-block

SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>

       int sync(void)

DESCRIPTION
       Sync causes all information in the file system buffers that should be on disk to be written out.  This includes modified super blocks, mod-
       ified i-nodes, and delayed block I/O.

SEE ALSO
       sync(8), update(8).

4th Berkeley Distribution					   June 30, 1985							   SYNC(2)