BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources

1 files changed, 73 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/sync.2 b/lib/libc/sys/sync.2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e79feff2d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/sync.2
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
+.\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
+.\"	This product includes software developed by the University of
+.\"	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\"    without specific prior written permission.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\"     @(#)sync.2	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dt SYNC 2
+.Os BSD 4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sync
+.Nd "synchronize disk block in-core status with that on disk"
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <unistd.h>
+.Ft void
+.Fn sync void
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The 
+.Fn sync
+function forces a write of dirty (modified) buffers
+in the block buffer cache out
+to disk. The kernel keeps this information in core to reduce
+the number of disk I/O transfers required by the system.
+As information in the cache is lost after a system crash a
+.Fn sync
+call is issued
+frequently
+by the user process
+.Xr update 8
+(about every 30 seconds). 
+.Pp
+The function
+.Xr fsync 2
+may be used to synchronize individual file descriptor
+attributes.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr fsync 2 ,
+.Xr sync 8 ,
+.Xr update 8
+.Sh BUGS
+.Fn Sync
+may return before the buffers are completely flushed.
+.Sh HISTORY
+A
+.Nm
+function call appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.