1FCLOSE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual FCLOSE(3P)
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6 This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
7 implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding
8 Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
9 not be implemented on Linux.
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12 fclose - close a stream
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15 #include <stdio.h>
16 int fclose(FILE *stream);
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21 The fclose() function shall cause the stream pointed to by stream to be
22 flushed and the associated file to be closed. Any unwritten buffered
23 data for the stream shall be written to the file; any unread buffered
24 data shall be discarded. Whether or not the call succeeds, the stream
25 shall be disassociated from the file and any buffer set by the setbuf()
26 or setvbuf() function shall be disassociated from the stream. If the
27 associated buffer was automatically allocated, it shall be deallocated.
28 The fclose() function shall mark for update the st_ctime and st_mtime
30 fields of the underlying file, if the stream was writable, and if
31 buffered data remains that has not yet been written to the file. The
32 fclose() function shall perform the equivalent of a close() on the file
33 descriptor that is associated with the stream pointed to by stream.
34 After the call to fclose(), any use of stream results in undefined
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39 Upon successful completion, fclose() shall return 0; otherwise, it
40 shall return EOF and set errno to indicate the error.
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43 The fclose() function shall fail if:
44 EAGAIN The O_NONBLOCK flag is set for the file descriptor underlying
46 stream and the process would be delayed in the write operation.
47 EBADF The file descriptor underlying stream is not valid.
49 EFBIG An attempt was made to write a file that exceeds the maximum
51 file size.
52 EFBIG An attempt was made to write a file that exceeds the process'
54 file size limit.
55 EFBIG The file is a regular file and an attempt was made to write at
57 or beyond the offset maximum associated with the corresponding
58 stream.
59 EINTR The fclose() function was interrupted by a signal.
61 EIO The process is a member of a background process group attempting
63 to write to its controlling terminal, TOSTOP is set, the process
64 is neither ignoring nor blocking SIGTTOU, and the process group
65 of the process is orphaned. This error may also be returned
66 under implementation-defined conditions.
67 ENOSPC There was no free space remaining on the device containing the
69 file.
70 EPIPE An attempt is made to write to a pipe or FIFO that is not open
72 for reading by any process. A SIGPIPE signal shall also be sent
73 to the thread.
74 The fclose() function may fail if:
77 ENXIO A request was made of a nonexistent device, or the request was
79 outside the capabilities of the device.
80 The following sections are informative.
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97 close(), fopen(), getrlimit(), ulimit(), the Base Definitions volume of
98 IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdio.h>
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101 Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
102 from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
103 -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
104 Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
105 Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
106 event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
107 The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
108 is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
109 at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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