NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     fclose - close a stream

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <stdio.h>

     int
     fclose(FILE *stream);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The fclose() 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    [Toc]    [Back]

     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.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     [EBADF]       The argument stream is not an open stream.

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

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

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

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  fclose()  function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI
C'').

OpenBSD      3.6                           June      4,      1993