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1.1     ! root        1: .TH SYNC 2
        !             2: .CT 2 sa
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: sync \- force writing of system buffers
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B void sync()
        !             7: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             8: .I Sync
        !             9: schedules all information in
        !            10: memory that should be on disk or other block media to be written out.
        !            11: This includes modified super-blocks,
        !            12: modified inodes, and delayed block I/O.
        !            13: .PP
        !            14: It should be used by programs which examine a file system,
        !            15: for example
        !            16: .IR icheck (8).
        !            17: It is highly recommended before a shutdown or reboot.
        !            18: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            19: .IR sync (8)
        !            20: .SH BUGS
        !            21: The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily
        !            22: complete upon return from
        !            23: .IR sync .

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