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