Re: sleep(1) vs. sync(1) twice before umount(8)

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 7/10/22 09:57, fxkl47BF@protonmail.com wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote:
> > On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl47BF@protonmail.com wrote:

> > > Several decades ago I was taught to type sync and then type sync
> > again before unmounting a drive
> > > The only reason I ever got was that the second sync was a time delay

> > Any potential gotchas?
>
> I was never brave enough to poke that bear :)


Have you ever experienced any problems or surprises with the technique?


David