Add fsync(8). This becomes useful with the advent of MAP_NOSYNC etc.

Reviewed by:	peter

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+.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Paul Saab <ps@FreeBSD.org>
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd June 15, 2000
+.Dt FSYNC 8
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm fsync
+.Nd synchronize a file's in-core state with that on disk
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm fsync
+.Ar file ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Fsync
+causes all modified data and meta-data of
+a file to be written to a permanent storage device.
+.Pp
+.Nm Fync
+utilizes the
+.Xr fync 2
+function call.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr fsync 2 ,
+.Xr sync 2 ,
+.Xr update 4 ,
+.Xr halt 8 ,
+.Xr reboot 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command first appeared in
+.Fx 5.0 .