sync(2)sync(2)Namesync - update super-block
Syntax
void sync()Description
The system call causes all information in memory that should be on disk
to be written out. This includes modified superblocks, modified i-
nodes, and delayed block I/O.
Programs that examine a file system, for example, or use the system
call. The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete
upon return from
See Alsosync(1), fsync(2), update(8)sync(2)