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diff --git a/usr.sbin/update/update.8 b/usr.sbin/update/update.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..78665fa --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.sbin/update/update.8 @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. 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. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" 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. +.\" +.\" @(#)update.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 +.\" +.Dd April 19, 1994 +.Dt UPDATE 8 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm update +.Nd flush internal filesystem caches to disk frequently +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm update +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm update +command helps protect the integrity of disk volumes +by flushing +volatile cached filesystem data +to disk at thirty second intervals. +.Nm Update +uses the +.Xr sync 2 +function call to do the task. +.Pp +.Nm Update +is commonly invoked at startup time by +.Xr rc 8 +when the system goes multi-user. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr sync 2 , +.Xr fsck 8 , +.Xr init 8 , +.Xr rc 8 , +.Xr sync 8 +.Sh BUGS +It is possible on some systems that a +.Xr sync +occurring simultaneously with a crash may cause +file system damage. See +.Xr fsck 8 . +.Sh HISTORY +An +.Nm update +command appeared in +.At v6 . |