redhat man page for close

CLOSE(7)							   SQL Commands 							  CLOSE(7)

NAME
       CLOSE - close a cursor

SYNOPSIS
       CLOSE cursor

   INPUTS
       cursor The name of an open cursor to close.

   OUTPUTS
       CLOSE CURSOR
	      Message returned if the cursor is successfully closed.

       WARNING: PerformPortalClose: portal "cursor" not found
	      This warning is given if cursor is not declared or has already been closed.

DESCRIPTION
       CLOSE frees the resources associated with an open cursor.  After the cursor is closed, no subsequent operations are allowed on it. A cursor
       should be closed when it is no longer needed.

       An implicit close is executed for every open cursor when a transaction is terminated by COMMIT or ROLLBACK.

   NOTES
       PostgreSQL does not have an explicit OPEN cursor statement; a cursor is considered open when it is declared.  Use the DECLARE statement	to
       declare a cursor.

USAGE
       Close the cursor liahona:

       CLOSE liahona;

COMPATIBILITY
   SQL92
       CLOSE is fully compatible with SQL92.

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