From 2021d0b3be72d80decc0c869324e822a823d322f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 07:29:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fsync.2: Minor text reworking Move the discussion of fsync() and metadata into a separate paragraph to make the point more obvious. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/fsync.2 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/fsync.2 b/man2/fsync.2 index 4fbe2cfc8..f1a01301d 100644 --- a/man2/fsync.2 +++ b/man2/fsync.2 @@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ changed information can be retrieved even if the system crashes or is rebooted. This includes writing through or flushing a disk cache if present. The call blocks until the device reports that the transfer has completed. -It also flushes metadata information associated with the file (see -.BR inode (7)). +.PP +As well as flushing the file data, +.BR fsync () +also flushes the metadata information associated with the file (see .PP Calling .BR fsync ()