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from syscalls.texi on 4 June 1994 -->
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<TITLE>Syscall specifications of Linux - close</TITLE>
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<P>Go to the <A HREF="syscalls_8.html" tppabs="http://www.infran.ru/TechInfo/syscalls/syscalls_8.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="syscalls_10.html" tppabs="http://www.infran.ru/TechInfo/syscalls/syscalls_10.html">next</A> section.<P>
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<H2><A NAME="SEC9" HREF="syscalls_toc.html#SEC9" tppabs="http://www.infran.ru/TechInfo/syscalls/syscalls_toc.html#SEC9">close</A></H2>
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<H3>SYNOPSIS</H3>
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<CODE>int close(int <VAR>fd</VAR>);</CODE>
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<H3>PARAMETERS</H3>
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<VAR>fd</VAR>: [in] the file descriptor to close.
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<H3>DESCRIPTION</H3>
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Closes the file descriptor <VAR>fd</VAR>. If <VAR>fd</VAR> is the last file
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descriptor refering to a file, then the ressources associated with that
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file are deallocated. The lock held on the file by the current task are
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released.
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<H3>RETURN VALUE</H3>
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On success zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned and <CODE>errno</CODE> is
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set to <CODE>EBADF</CODE>.
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