Linux sync Command

What is Linux sync Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use sync command in Linux. sync command is sync - Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage.

sync Syntax#

sync [OPTION] [FILE]...

sync Examples#

sync Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of sync command. sync command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for sync command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man sync

To open info page for sync command we can use command below.

info sync

To open help page from sync command we can run command below.

sync --help

Linux sync Command Source Code#

You can find sync command source code from the folowing repositories:

• sync source code on GitHub
• sync source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• sync source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use sync in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.