sync

SYNC(1)                               FSF                              SYNC(1)



NAME
       sync - flush filesystem buffers

SYNOPSIS
       sync [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       Force changed blocks to disk, update the super block.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The  full documentation for sync is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
       the info and sync programs are properly installed  at  your  site,  the
       command

              info sync

       should give you access to the complete manual.



sync (coreutils) 4.5.3           October 2003                          SYNC(1)