fsync
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NAME
fsync - synchronize a file's in-core state with that on
disk
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int fsync(int fd);
DESCRIPTION
fsync copies all in-core parts of a file to disk.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned,
and errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS
EBADF fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
EROFS EINVAL fd is bound to a special file which doesn't
support synchronization.
EIO An error occurred during synchronization.
SEE ALSO
bdflush(2), fsync(2), update(8), sync(8)
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