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close() Close File
#include <io.h> Required for declarations only
int close(handle);
int handle; Handle referring to open file
close() closes the file associated with handle.
Returns: Zero if successfully closed, or-1 if an invalid file
handle was given (in which case errno is set to EBADF).
-------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------
This example opens a file for reading and writing, then closes it.
#include <io.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
int fhndl;
main()
{
fhndl = open("data",O_RDWR);
.
.
.
close(fhndl);
}
See Also:
creat()
dup()
dup2()
open()
unlink()
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