On Sun, 10 Jul 2022, David Christensen wrote: > On 7/10/22 05:55, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > > I'm just flapping my gums > > As a systems administrator for UNIX systems I wrote more than a few > scripts > > Many time I found it necessary to put a sleep between operations > > +1 > > > The hard part is deciding what the NUMBER argument should be. :-/ > > > > 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 > > > That is an interesting technique. I sometimes type sync(1) twice when I > am distracted with several irons in the fire and/or when the system is > making me worried, but it is not my standard practice. > > > Any potential gotchas?
I was never brave enough to poke that bear :)
