Add 'fsync_on_close' option

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ overwrite=bool     If writing to a file, setup the file first and do overwrites.
 
 end_fsync=bool If true, fsync file contents when the job exits.
 
+fsync_on_close=bool    If true, fio will fsync() a dirty file on close.
+               This differs from end_fsync in that it will happen on every
+               file close, not just at the end of the job.
+
 rwmixcycle=int Value in milliseconds describing how often to switch between
                reads and writes for a mixed workload. The default is
                500 msecs.