SYNC(3) Library Functions Manual SYNC(3)
NAME
sync — schedule
filesystem updates
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> void sync(void);
DESCRIPTION
The sync() function causes all information in memory that updates file systems to be scheduled for writing out to all file systems.
The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete upon return from sync().
RETURN VALUE
The sync() function returns no value.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
fsync(3) , <unistd.h> .
February 1997 posix.fail