netbsd man page for closefrom

Query: closefrom

OS: netbsd

Section: 3

Links: netbsd man pages   all man pages   forum categories

Format:Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar

CLOSEFROM(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					      CLOSEFROM(3)

NAME
closefrom -- delete many descriptors
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> int closefrom(int fd);
DESCRIPTION
The closefrom() call deletes all descriptors numbered fd and higher from the per-process file descriptor table. It is effectively the same as calling close(2) on each descriptor.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
closefrom() will fail if: [EBADF] fd is invalid. [EINTR] An interrupt was received.
SEE ALSO
close(2)
BSD
June 1, 2004 BSD