1io_close(3) Library Functions Manual io_close(3)
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6 io_close - close a file descriptor
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9 #include <io.h>
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11 void io_close(int64 fd);
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14 io_close eliminates the descriptor numbered fd. This usually does not
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16 example, if a descriptor writes to a named disk file, closing the
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21 io_close has no return value; it always succeeds in deallocating the
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23 tor, io_close has no effect.
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25 io_close() is like close(), but it also removes the descriptor from the
26 internal io_wait() data structures. If you called io_fd on a descrip‐
27 tor, you need to use io_close to close it, not just close().
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34 io_close(3)