[patch] bdflush.2, fsync.2, sync.2, proc.5: It's sync(1), not sync(8)

[patch] bdflush.2, fsync.2, sync.2, proc.5: It's sync(1), not sync(8)

[Adrian Bunk]

This seems to be a remnant from the times when man-pages
shipped a sync(8).

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
---
 man2/bdflush.2 | 2 +-
 man2/fsync.2   | 2 +-
 man2/sync.2    | 2 +-
 man5/proc.5    | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/bdflush.2 b/man2/bdflush.2
index 7b7f28c..c44dd4f 100644
--- a/man2/bdflush.2
+++ b/man2/bdflush.2
@@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ intended to be portable.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR fsync (2),
 .BR sync (2),
-.BR sync (8)
+.BR sync (1)
diff --git a/man2/fsync.2 b/man2/fsync.2
index 630e90a..ec2f710 100644
--- a/man2/fsync.2
+++ b/man2/fsync.2
@@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ to guarantee safe operation.
 .BR sync_file_range (2),
 .BR hdparm (8),
 .BR mount (8),
-.BR sync (8)
+.BR sync (1)
diff --git a/man2/sync.2 b/man2/sync.2
index f21a38b..3547bec 100644
--- a/man2/sync.2
+++ b/man2/sync.2
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ large caches.)
 .BR bdflush (2),
 .BR fdatasync (2),
 .BR fsync (2),
-.BR sync (8)
+.BR sync (1)
diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
index 040db32..2c1afde 100644
--- a/man5/proc.5
+++ b/man5/proc.5
@@ -3731,7 +3731,7 @@ To free pagecache, dentries and inodes, use:
 Because writing to this file is a nondestructive operation and dirty objects
 are not freeable, the
 user should run
-.BR sync (8)
+.BR sync (1)
 first.
 .TP
 .IR /proc/sys/vm/legacy_va_layout " (since Linux 2.6.9)"
-- 
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Re: [patch] bdflush.2, fsync.2, sync.2, proc.5: It's sync(1), not sync(8)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 07/31/2014 05:01 PM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> This seems to be a remnant from the times when man-pages
> shipped a sync(8).

Thanks, Adrian. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man2/bdflush.2 | 2 +-
>  man2/fsync.2   | 2 +-
>  man2/sync.2    | 2 +-
>  man5/proc.5    | 2 +-
>  4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/bdflush.2 b/man2/bdflush.2
> index 7b7f28c..c44dd4f 100644
> --- a/man2/bdflush.2
> +++ b/man2/bdflush.2
> @@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ intended to be portable.
>  .SH SEE ALSO
>  .BR fsync (2),
>  .BR sync (2),
> -.BR sync (8)
> +.BR sync (1)
> diff --git a/man2/fsync.2 b/man2/fsync.2
> index 630e90a..ec2f710 100644
> --- a/man2/fsync.2
> +++ b/man2/fsync.2
> @@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ to guarantee safe operation.
>  .BR sync_file_range (2),
>  .BR hdparm (8),
>  .BR mount (8),
> -.BR sync (8)
> +.BR sync (1)
> diff --git a/man2/sync.2 b/man2/sync.2
> index f21a38b..3547bec 100644
> --- a/man2/sync.2
> +++ b/man2/sync.2
> @@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ large caches.)
>  .BR bdflush (2),
>  .BR fdatasync (2),
>  .BR fsync (2),
> -.BR sync (8)
> +.BR sync (1)
> diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
> index 040db32..2c1afde 100644
> --- a/man5/proc.5
> +++ b/man5/proc.5
> @@ -3731,7 +3731,7 @@ To free pagecache, dentries and inodes, use:
>  Because writing to this file is a nondestructive operation and dirty objects
>  are not freeable, the
>  user should run
> -.BR sync (8)
> +.BR sync (1)
>  first.
>  .TP
>  .IR /proc/sys/vm/legacy_va_layout " (since Linux 2.6.9)"
> 


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