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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/update.4')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/update.4 b/share/man/man4/update.4 index f78fcef..8db326d 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/update.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/update.4 @@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ kernel process helps protect the integrity of disk volumes by flushing volatile cached filesystem data to disk at thirty second intervals. -.Nm Update -does the equivalent of the +The +.Nm update +process does the equivalent of the .Xr sync 2 function call to do the task. .Sh SEE ALSO @@ -69,5 +70,7 @@ An command appeared in .At v6 , and was usually started by /etc/rc when the system went multi-user. -.Nm Update -was turned into a kernel initiated process in FreeBSD 2.0. +A kernel initiated +.Nm update +process first appeared in +.Fx 2.0 . |
