1SYNC(3P)                   POSIX Programmer's Manual                  SYNC(3P)
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PROLOG

6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       sync — schedule file system updates
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <unistd.h>
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17       void sync(void);
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DESCRIPTION

20       The sync() function shall cause all information in memory that  updates
21       file systems to be scheduled for writing out to all file systems.
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23       The  writing,  although  scheduled,  is  not  necessarily complete upon
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RETURN VALUE

27       The sync() function shall not return a value.
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ERRORS

30       No errors are defined.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

47       fsync()
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49       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <unistd.h>
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53       from  IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology -- Por‐
54       table Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base  Specifi‐
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