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.TH DMXSync 3X __vendorversion__
.SH NAME
DMXSync \- flush protocol requests between Xdmx and back-end X servers
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <X11/extensions/dmxext.h>
.sp
.nf
.BI "Bool DMXSync(Display " *dpy );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B DMXSync()
flushes all pending protocol requests between the
.BR Xdmx (1)
server and each back-end X server.  It is used by clients that talk
directly to back-end X servers to ensure that all pending
.BR Xdmx (1)
requests have reached all back-end servers and have been processed by
those servers.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.B DMXSync()
returns
.BR True
unless there is a protocol error.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR DMX "(3X), " Xdmx (1)