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SYNC(1)				 User Commands			       SYNC(1)



NAME
       sync - flush file system buffers

SYNOPSIS
       sync [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       Force changed blocks to disk, update the super block.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report sync translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

AUTHOR
       Written by Jim Meyering.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is	 free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       sync(2)

       The full documentation for sync is maintained as a Texinfo manual.   If
       the  info  and  sync  programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

	      info coreutils 'sync invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 8.22		 February 2016			       SYNC(1)