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author | ps <ps@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-07-19 08:38:18 +0000 |
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committer | ps <ps@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-07-19 08:38:18 +0000 |
commit | 70a9f15ed68663a8c75c63f1919aafefe919f8da (patch) | |
tree | 641acc2c0ad724db2c0f0de377b79ebda894d36e /usr.bin/fsync/fsync.1 | |
parent | 37dc1462398cac6b9c17c22aa8dd54fa3cf58448 (diff) | |
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Add fsync(8). This becomes useful with the advent of MAP_NOSYNC etc.
Reviewed by: peter
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diff --git a/usr.bin/fsync/fsync.1 b/usr.bin/fsync/fsync.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee193f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.bin/fsync/fsync.1 @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Paul Saab <ps@FreeBSD.org> +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.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 . |