close(2)                                                 close(2)



     NAME
          close - close a file descriptor

     SYNOPSIS
          int close (fildes)
          int fildes;

     DESCRIPTION
          fildes is a file descriptor obtained from a creat, open,
          dup, fcntl, pipe, or socket system call.  close closes the
          file descriptor indicated by fildes.  A close of all files
          is automatic on exit, but since there is a 20 open file
          limit on the number of open files per process, close is
          necessary for programs which deal with many files.  All
          outstanding record locks owned by the process (on the file
          indicated by fildes) are removed.

          [EBADF]    close will fail if fildes is not a valid open
                     file descriptor.

     RETURN VALUE
          Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
          Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to
          indicate the error.

     SEE ALSO
          creat(2), dup(3), exec(2), fcntl(2), open(2), pipe(2),
          socket(2N).



























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