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.Dd June 15, 2000
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.Dt FSYNC 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm fsync
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.Nd synchronize a file's in-core state with that on disk
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Ar
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility causes all the modified data and meta-data of
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all the files named on the command line
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to be written to a permanent storage device.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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utility uses the
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.Xr fsync 2
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function call.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr fsync 2 ,
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.Xr sync 2 ,
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.Xr syncer 4 ,
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.Xr halt 8 ,
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.Xr reboot 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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command first appeared in
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.Fx 4.3 .
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