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From: "Jan Mikkelsen" <janm@transactionware.com>
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Subject: RE: how to flush out cache.?
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Julian Elischer wrote:
> Other than reading a few GB of data, is there a way to flush
> out the cache copy of a file I've written?

I don't know how this will fit into your application, but unmounting and
remounting the filesystem is a way that springs to mind.  Perhaps not as
isloated as you'd like, but still ...

Regards,

Jan Mikkelsen
janm@transactionware.com