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.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Paul Saab <ps@FreeBSD.org>
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.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 .
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