CLOSE(3spp)         RISC/os Reference Manual          CLOSE(3spp)



NAME
     close - delete a file descriptor

SYNOPSIS
     int close(d)
     int d;

DESCRIPTION
     The close call deletes a file descriptor and performs any
     device driver defined activity necessary when terminating
     access to the file.

     A close of all of a standalone program's file descriptors is
     automatic on exit, but since there is a limit on the number
     of active descriptors per process, close is necessary for
     programs that deal with many descriptors.

RETURN VALUE
     Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.  Oth-
     erwise, a value of -1 is returned and the global integer
     variable errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS
     Close will fail if:

     [EBADF]        d is not an active descriptor.

SEE ALSO
     open(3spp), read(3spp), write(3spp), ioctl(3spp),
     lseek(3spp)

























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