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1.1       root        1: .th SYNC II 8/5/73
                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: sync \*- update super-block
                      4: .sh SYNOPSIS
                      5: (sync = 36.; not in assembler)
                      6: .br
                      7: .ft B
                      8: sys  sync
                      9: .ft R
                     10: .sh DESCRIPTION
                     11: .it Sync
                     12: causes all information in core
                     13: memory that should be on disk to be written out.
                     14: This includes modified super blocks,
                     15: modified i-nodes, and delayed block I/O.
                     16: .s3
                     17: It should be used by programs which examine a file system,
                     18: for example
                     19: .it "check, df,"
                     20: etc.
                     21: It is mandatory before a boot.
                     22: .sh "SEE ALSO"
                     23: sync (VIII), update (VIII)
                     24: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
                     25: \*-

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