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bug#19995: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss (reposte of my previous mer
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Pádraig Brady |
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bug#19995: [patch] sync.1: prevent data loss (reposte of my previous merged message) |
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Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:23:44 +0000 |
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On 05/03/15 11:45, Stéphane Aulery wrote:
> Hello,
>
> 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.
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> This patch provides a possible correction.
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> [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507085
How about I apply this in your name instead?
diff --git a/man/sync.x b/man/sync.x
index 79fee22..18ee3fc 100644
--- a/man/sync.x
+++ b/man/sync.x
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
sync \- Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage
[DESCRIPTION]
.\" Add any additional description here
+[BUGS]
+Persistence guarantees vary per system.
+See the system calls below for more details.
[SEE ALSO]
fdatasync(2), fsync(2), sync(2), syncfs(2)