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1.TH UPDATE 8
2.SH NAME
3update \- periodically write the buffer cache to disk
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5\fBupdate\fR
6.br
7.de FL
8.TP
9\\fB\\$1\\fR
10\\$2
11..
12.de EX
13.TP 20
14\\fB\\$1\\fR
15# \\$2
16..
17.SH EXAMPLES
18.EX "update &" "Start a process that flushes the cache"
19.SH DESCRIPTION
20.PP
21When the system is booted,
22.I update
23is started up in the background from
24.I /etc/rc
25to issue a
26\&SYNC
27system call every 30 sec.
28.SH "SEE ALSO"
29.BR boot (8).
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