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diff --git a/share/man/man4/syncer.4 b/share/man/man4/syncer.4
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@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ on that queue,
the
.Nm
process forces a write out to disk of its dirty buffers.
+.Pp
+Usually,
+buffers will be written out no more than
+about 30 seconds
+after they are dirtied.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sync 2 ,
.Xr fsck 8 ,
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