coreutils/man/sync.x

[NAME]
sync \- Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage
[DESCRIPTION]
.\" Add any additional description here
[BUGS]
Persistence guarantees vary per system.
See the system calls below for more details.
[SEE ALSO]
fdatasync(2), fsync(2), sync(2), syncfs(2)
include summary in [NAME] section 1999-11-02 13:51:42 +00:00			`[NAME]`
sync: support syncing specified arguments * m4/jm-macros.m4 (coreutils_MACROS): Check for syncfs(). * man/sync.x: Add references to syncfs, fsync and fdatasync. * doc/coreutils.texi (sync invocation): Document the new feature. * src/sync.c: Include "quote.h". (AUTHORS): Include myself. (MODE_FILE, MODE_DATA, MODE_FILE_SYSTEM, MODE_SYNC): New enum values. (long_options): Define. (sync_arg): New function. (usage): Describe that arguments are now accepted. (main): Add arguments parsing and add support for fsync(2), fdatasync(2) and syncfs(2). * tests/misc/sync.sh: New (and only) test for sync. * tests/local.mk: Reference the new test. * AUTHORS: Add myself to sync's authors. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. 2015-01-25 01:33:45 +01:00			`sync \- Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage`
. 1998-09-12 20:12:55 +00:00			`[DESCRIPTION]`
change ." to .\" 2000-02-01 10:34:35 +00:00			`.\" Add any additional description here`
doc: mention persistence caveats in sync man page * man/sync.x ([BUGS]): Mention the caveats and reference the system call man pages for more details. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/19995 Debian bug #507085 reported by jidanni@jidanni.org 2015-03-05 12:15:52 +00:00			`[BUGS]`
			`Persistence guarantees vary per system.`
			`See the system calls below for more details.`
Add `SEE ALSO' references to syscalls from utilities of the same name. 2006-03-06 15:27:50 +00:00			`[SEE ALSO]`
sync: support syncing specified arguments * m4/jm-macros.m4 (coreutils_MACROS): Check for syncfs(). * man/sync.x: Add references to syncfs, fsync and fdatasync. * doc/coreutils.texi (sync invocation): Document the new feature. * src/sync.c: Include "quote.h". (AUTHORS): Include myself. (MODE_FILE, MODE_DATA, MODE_FILE_SYSTEM, MODE_SYNC): New enum values. (long_options): Define. (sync_arg): New function. (usage): Describe that arguments are now accepted. (main): Add arguments parsing and add support for fsync(2), fdatasync(2) and syncfs(2). * tests/misc/sync.sh: New (and only) test for sync. * tests/local.mk: Reference the new test. * AUTHORS: Add myself to sync's authors. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. 2015-01-25 01:33:45 +01:00			`fdatasync(2), fsync(2), sync(2), syncfs(2)`