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     SYNC(8)                                                   SYNC(8)

     NAME
          sync - update the super block

     SYNOPSIS
          sync

     DESCRIPTION
          Sync executes the sync system primitive.  Sync can be called
          to insure all disk writes have been completed before the
          processor is halted manually.

     SEE ALSO
          sync(2), reboot(8), update(8)