Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:17:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> Cc: joe@via.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mount -o sync question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807211417150.8360-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199807212035.PAA01671@detlev.UUCP>
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On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Joel Ray Holveck wrote: > Normally, FreeBSD writes file data to the disk asynchronously, but > metadata (stuff like directory entries) synchronously. 'mount -o > async' means to write everything async, and 'mount -o sync' means > write everything sync. > > We really need to either update the man page to show this or write an > FAQ entry. > > Happy hacking, > joelh Did someone say ``FAQ''? :-) I'll look into adding it in, although the manpage is a more appropriate place. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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