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update(8)
NAME
  update - Periodically updates the file system

SYNOPSIS
  /sbin/update

DESCRIPTION
  The update command flushes data from memory to disk every 30 seconds.	 This
  ensures that the file system is up to date in the event of a system crash.
  This command is provided as a statically-linked executable in /sbin.

FILES
  /sbin/update
	    Specifies the command path

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands:  init(8), sync(8)

  Functions:  sync(2), sync2(2)

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