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1.1       root        1: .th CLOSE II 8/5/73
                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: close  \*-  close a file
                      4: .sh SYNOPSIS
                      5: (close = 6.)
                      6: .br
                      7: (file descriptor in r0)
                      8: .br
                      9: .ft B
                     10: sys close
                     11: .s3
                     12: close(fildes)
                     13: .s3
                     14: .ft R
                     15: .sh DESCRIPTION
                     16: Given
                     17: a file descriptor such as returned from an
                     18: .it open,
                     19: .it creat,
                     20: or
                     21: .it pipe
                     22: call,
                     23: .it close
                     24: closes the associated file.
                     25: A close of all files is automatic on
                     26: .it exit,
                     27: but since
                     28: processes are limited to 10 simultaneously open files,
                     29: .it close
                     30: is necessary for programs which deal with many files.
                     31: .sh "SEE ALSO"
                     32: creat(II), open(II), pipe(II)
                     33: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
                     34: The error bit
                     35: (c-bit) is set for an unknown file descriptor.
                     36: From C a \*-1 indicates an error, 0 indicates
                     37: success.

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