I think you are looking for the sync command. On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 20:14, Price Technology wrote: > Here's the problem: I'll use my NexDisk as an example, but it happens with > other media as well. > > I back up my home folder to my NexDisk so I can take it with me. Mounting the > disk is no problem. Copying and Pasting from Home to NexDisk is no problem. > > The issue occurs during the UnMount. When I click Paste, I see disk activity > for a few seconds and watch the illustration of data being copied. Once that > quits, I unmount only to have to watch the activity light flicker for several > more seconds until the data is actually flushed to the drive. > > Somewhere in the dusty old cobweb infested corners of my brain I seem to > recall there is a command which causes that "flush" to occur immediately, > instead of waiting for the unmount command, or doing it "while it's resting". > > Am I dillusional or does such a command exist ?? Can Linux be told to do this > by default each time data is written to removable media ?? > > Any help appreciated. > > Joebewan > > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
