NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     fsync -- synchronize a file's in-core state with that on disk

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     fsync file ...

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The fsync utility causes all the modified data and meta-data of all the
     files named on the command line to be written to a permanent storage
     device.

     The fsync utility uses the fsync(2) function call.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     fsync(2), sync(2), syncer(4), halt(8), reboot(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The fsync command first appeared in FreeBSD 4.3.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 June 15, 2000			 FreeBSD 5.2.1