# flushing files to the disk **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [March 7, 2001, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/flushing-files-to-the-disk/135 "2001-03-07T18:32:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vern](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/vern/32/630_2.png) [@Vern](https://community.zeek.org/u/Vern)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/flushing-files-to-the-disk/135/1 "2001-03-07T18:32:06Z")
>   I need to flush my log files. I have experienced Bro not flushing > the files when being stop (Control C). I've read in the manual that there > was > a flush\_all() function and I tried to use it but it does not work > (unrecognized > variable). Does it need some special setting to work. > > I'm using Bro version 0.6. flush\_all() was added with Bro 0.7, available as a prerelease from         ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/.vp-bro-pub-0.7a48.tar.gz Note that HUP'ing Bro 0.7 will by default cause flush\_all() to be invoked.     Vern ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/flushing-files-to-the-disk/135/2 "2022-05-06T15:36:16Z")