NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       sync - flush filesystem buffers

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       sync [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Force changed blocks to disk, update the super block.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Written by Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       Copyright (C) 2001 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    [Toc]    [Back]

       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 (fileutils) 4.1		  March 2002			       SYNC(1)