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diff --git a/man2/sync.2 b/man2/sync.2 index 693984ef7..21f01d7f7 100644 --- a/man2/sync.2 +++ b/man2/sync.2 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ .\" Modified 2001-10-10 by aeb, following Michael Kerrisk. .\" 2011-09-07, mtk, Added syncfs() documentation, .\" -.TH sync 2 2023-02-05 "Linux man-pages 6.03" +.TH sync 2 2023-03-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" .SH NAME sync, syncfs \- commit filesystem caches to disk .SH LIBRARY @@ -88,25 +88,6 @@ allocate space at the time of a system call, and some previous write failed due to insufficient storage space. .SH VERSIONS -.BR syncfs () -first appeared in Linux 2.6.39; -library support was added in glibc 2.14. -.SH STANDARDS -.BR sync (): -POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD. -.PP -.BR syncfs () -is Linux-specific. -.SH NOTES -Since glibc 2.2.2, the Linux prototype for -.BR sync () -is as listed above, -following the various standards. -In glibc 2.2.1 and earlier, -it was "int sync(void)", and -.BR sync () -always returned 0. -.PP According to the standard specification (e.g., POSIX.1-2001), .BR sync () schedules the writes, but may return before the actual @@ -120,6 +101,30 @@ provide the same guarantees as .BR fsync () called on every file in the system or filesystem respectively. +.SH STANDARDS +.TP +.BR sync () +POSIX.1-2008. +.TP +.BR syncfs () +Linux. +.SH HISTORY +.TP +.BR sync () +POSIX.1-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD. +.TP +.BR syncfs () +Linux 2.6.39, +glibc 2.14. +.PP +Since glibc 2.2.2, the Linux prototype for +.BR sync () +is as listed above, +following the various standards. +In glibc 2.2.1 and earlier, +it was "int sync(void)", and +.BR sync () +always returned 0. .PP In mainline kernel versions prior to Linux 5.8, .BR syncfs () |