fclose -- close a file
Introductionfclose(n) closes the file specified by the
file descriptor n.
Call(s)fclose(n)
Parametersn |
- | a file descriptor returned by fopen: a positive integer |
Returnsthe void object of type DOM_NULL.
Related
Functionsfinput, fopen, fprint, fread, ftextinput, pathname, print, protocol, read, READPATH, write, WRITEPATH
Detailsfopen. The call to fopen yields the file descriptor
n representing the file.fclose to close a file which is no longer
needed because this releases the file descriptor. The exact number of
file descriptors available depends on the used operating system.fclose is a function of the system kernel.
Example
1We open a file test for writing. This
yields the file descriptor n:
>> n := fopen("test", Write)
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We close the file:
>> fclose(n): delete n: