SYNC(8) MachTen System Manager’s Manual SYNC(8)

NAME
sync - force completion of pending disk writes (flush cache)

SYNOPSIS
sync

DESCRIPTION
Sync can be called to insure that all disk writes have been completed be-
fore the processor is halted in a way not suitably done by reboot(8) or
halt(8). Generally, it is preferable to use reboot or halt to shut down
the system, as they may perform additional actions such as resynchroniz-
ing the hardware clock and flushing internal caches before performing a
final sync.

Sync utilizes the sync(2) function call.

SEE ALSO
sync(2), fsync(2), halt(8), reboot(8), update(8)

HISTORY
A sync command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

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