FCLOSE(3) BSD Library Functions Manual FCLOSE(3)

NAME
     ffcclloossee - close a stream

LLIIBBRRAARRYY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
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     int
     ffcclloossee(FILE *stream);

DESCRIPTION
     The ffcclloossee() function dissociates the named stream from its underlying
     file or set of functions.  If the stream was being used for output, any
     buffered data is written first, using fflush(3).

RETURN VALUES
     Upon successful completion 0 is returned.  Otherwise, EOF is returned and
     the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.  In either case
     no further access to the stream is possible.

EERRRROORRSS
     The ffcclloossee() function may also fail and set errno for any of the errors
     specified for the routines close(2) or fflush(3).

NNOOTTEESS
     The ffcclloossee() function does not handle NULL arguments; they will result in
     a segmentation violation.  This is intentional - it makes it easier to
     make sure programs written under FreeBSD are bug free.  This behaviour is
     an implementation detail, and programs should not rely upon it.

SEE ALSO
     close(2), fflush(3), fopen(3), setbuf(3)

STANDARDS     The ffcclloossee() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90'').

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD