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SYNC(1)				 User Commands			       SYNC(1)

NAME
       sync - Synchronize cached writes	to persistent storage

SYNOPSIS
       sync [OPTION] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage

       If one or more files are	specified, sync	only them, or their containing
       file systems.

       -d, --data
	      sync only	file data, no unneeded metadata

       -f, --file-system
	      sync the file systems that contain the files

       --help display this help	and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

BUGS
       Persistence guarantees vary per system.	See the	system calls below for
       more details.

AUTHOR
       Written by Jim Meyering and Giuseppe Scrivano.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C) 2025 Free	Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or	later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free  to	change	and  redistribute  it.
       There is	NO WARRANTY, to	the extent permitted by	law.

SEE ALSO
       fdatasync(2), fsync(2), sync(2),	syncfs(2)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sync>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) sync	invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.6		 January 2025			       SYNC(1)

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