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- .TH UPDATE 1
- .SH NAME
- update - periodically write the buffer cache to disk
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- fBupdatefR
- .br
- .de FL
- .TP
- \fB\$1\fR
- \$2
- ..
- .de EX
- .TP 20
- \fB\$1\fR
- # \$2
- ..
- .SH EXAMPLES
- .EX "update &" "Start a process that flushes the cache"
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .PP
- When the system is booted,
- .I update
- is started up in the background from
- .I /etc/rc
- to issue a
- &SYNC
- system call every 30 sec.
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- .BR boot (8).
