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UPDATE(8)                   System Manager's Manual                  UPDATE(8)

NAME
       update - periodically write the buffer cache to disk

SYNOPSIS
       update

EXAMPLES
       update &            # Start a process that flushes the cache

DESCRIPTION
       When  the system is booted, update is started up in the background from
       /etc/rc to issue a SYNC system call every 30 sec.

SEE ALSO
       boot(8).

                                                                     UPDATE(8)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | EXAMPLES | DESCRIPTION | SEE ALSO