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.Dd January 25, 2005 .Dt FSYNC 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm fsync .Nd synchronize a file's in-core state with that on disk .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility causes all the modified data and meta-data of all the files named on the command line to be written to a permanent storage device.
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.Dd January 25, 2005 .Dt FSYNC 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm fsync .Nd synchronize a file's in-core state with that on disk .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility causes all the modified data and meta-data of all the files named on the command line to be written to a permanent storage device.
p The .Nm utility uses the .Xr fsync 2 function call. .Sh EXIT STATUS If an error occurs, the .Nm utility proceeds to the next file, and exits >0. Otherwise, it exits 0. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr fsync 2 , .Xr sync 2 , .Xr syncer 4 , .Xr halt 8 , .Xr reboot 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command first appeared in .Fx 4.3 .