CLOSE
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NAME
close - close a file
SYNOPSIS
close(fildes)
DESCRIPTION
Given
a file descriptor such as returned from an
open,
creat,
dup
or
pipe(2)
call,
close
closes the associated file.
A close of all files is automatic on
exit,
but since
there is a limit on the number of open files per process,
close
is necessary for programs which deal with many files.
Files are closed upon termination of a process, and
certain file descriptors may be closed by
exec(2)
(see
ioctl(2)).
SEE ALSO
creat(2), open(2), pipe(2), exec(2), ioctl(2)
DIAGNOSTICS
Zero is returned if a file is closed;
-1 is returned for an unknown file descriptor.
ASSEMBLER
(close = 6.)
(file descriptor in r0)
sys close
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