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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:  
       Report sync translation bugs to 

AUTHOR
       Written by Jim Meyering.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later .
       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               October 2018                          SYNC(1)