bug#19996: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss

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bug#19996: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss

From:	saulery
Subject:	bug#19996: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss
Date:	Wed, 4 Mar 2015 01:06:00 +0100

Hello,

A Debian user had reported 

A Debian user reported [1] that sync.1 man page is incomplete unlike sync.2
There is no mention of the unexpected behavior allowed by POSIX, which can
cause data loss.

This patch provides a possible correction.

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507085

Regards,

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- bug#19995: doc: Adds a bug section to sync.1 page to draw attention to unexpected behavior allowed by POSIX., saulery, 2015/03/04
  - bug#19995: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss (reposte of my previous merged message), Stéphane Aulery, 2015/03/05
    - bug#19995: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss (reposte of my previous merged message), Pádraig Brady, 2015/03/05
    - bug#19995: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss (reposte of my previous merged message), Stéphane Aulery, 2015/03/05

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