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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "SYNC" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.\" sync
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.SH NAME
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sync \- schedule file system updates
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fB#include <unistd.h>
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.br
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.sp
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void sync(void); \fP
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\fB
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\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIsync\fP() function shall cause all information in memory that
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updates file systems to be scheduled for writing out to
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all file systems.
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.LP
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The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete upon
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return from \fIsync\fP().
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.LP
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The \fIsync\fP() function shall not return a value.
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.SH ERRORS
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.LP
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No errors are defined.
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fIfsync\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001,
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\fI<unistd.h>\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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