diff --git a/examples/sync-example.cc b/examples/sync-example.cc
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sync-example.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+
+#include "ns3/core-module.h"
+#include "ns3/sync-helper.h"
+
+using namespace ns3;
+
+
+int 
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  bool verbose = true;
+
+  CommandLine cmd;
+  cmd.AddValue ("verbose", "Tell application to log if true", verbose);
+
+  cmd.Parse (argc,argv);
+
+  /* ... */
+
+  Simulator::Run ();
+  Simulator::Destroy ();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/examples/wscript b/examples/wscript
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+++ b/examples/wscript
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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+def build(bld):
+    obj = bld.create_ns3_program('sync-example', ['sync'])
+    obj.source = 'sync-example.cc'
+