NAME
closefrom
- delete many descriptors
SYNOPSIS
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)