Number: 2229

Date: 21-Sep-84 18':29':55

Submitter: JonL.pa

Source: JonL.pa

Subject: FLUSHOUTPUT not documented

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Attn: vanMelle, Documentation

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Documentation

Impact: Moderate

Difficulty: 

Frequency: 

Priority: Hopefully

System: Operating System

Subsystem: Generic File Operations

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 17-Sep-84 05':35':28

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Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

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Description: I believe that FLUSHOUTPUT tries to insure that all the output to a remote storge device is actually out there at it''s destination -- necessary if you fear an impending crash during the time that you have buffers "in core".  Who can document it?

Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 24-Sep-84 14':35':03