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[134]1.\" Title: vfs_commit
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[135]4.\" Date: 05/28/2008
[134]5.\" Manual: System Administration tools
6.\" Source: Samba 3.0
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[135]8.TH "VFS_COMMIT" "8" "05/28/2008" "Samba 3\.0" "System Administration tools"
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[39]13.SH "NAME"
14vfs_commit - flush dirty data at specified intervals
15.SH "SYNOPSIS"
[44]16.HP 1
17vfs objects = commit
[39]18.SH "DESCRIPTION"
19.PP
20This VFS module is part of the
21\fBsamba\fR(7)
[134]22suite\.
[39]23.PP
24The
[44]25vfs_commit
[134]26VFS module keeps track of the amount of data written to a file and synchronizes it to disk when a specified amount accumulates\.
[39]27.PP
[44]28vfs_commit
[134]29is useful in two circumstances\. First, if you have very precious data, the impact of unexpected power loss can be minimized by a small commit:dthresh value\. Secondly, write performance can be improved on some systems by flushing file data early and at regular intervals\.
[39]30.PP
[134]31This module is stackable\.
[39]32.SH "OPTIONS"
33.PP
34commit:dthresh = BYTES
[134]35.RS 4
36Synchronize file data each time the specified number of bytes has been written\.
[39]37.sp