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From: jgpo@iwu1c.UUCP (John, KA9MNK)
Newsgroups: net.lang
Subject: Re: How many times do you "sync"?
Message-ID: <200@iwu1c.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 10:00:08 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  3 10:00:08 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 03:48:30 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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a <-- superstition


When I was the system administrator for some 70's here at BTL, the very
last thing I typed before hitting HALT was:

	sync;sync;sync


Even now, although I am no longer SA (thank Whomever), the very last line
in my .profile reads:

	trap "sync" 0


Is it necessary?  Probably not.  Can it hurt?  No.  Could it help?  Oh, yeah!



  John (You called me at 2 AM to tell me the games are shut off?!?!?) Opalko
  AT&T Bell Laboratories
  Naperville, IL
  {your choice}!ihnp4!jgpo