>> So the actual disk isn't to blame (cat'ing a file that was just saved >> won't look at the disk anyway). > Whats it look at 5+ minutes later?
Same difference: if `cat` can't see it, then the change hasn't been received by the OS at all (even less so by the underlying disk). > The file had not been updated yet an hour later. Ext4's journal in my > understanding has a maximum of 5 minutes to sync? Its now around 10 > hours later and has not yet been updated with the last two lines I'd > added. The changes you see in `cat`s output will be transferred to disk eventually, yes. But those that aren't visible to `cat` just don't exist, as far as the OS is concerned. > What else is a good editor? Is that a trick question? Stefan