CLOSEFROM

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BSD mandoc
 

NAME

closefrom - delete open file descriptors  

LIBRARY

Lb libbsd  

SYNOPSIS

In bsd/unistd.h Ft void Fn closefrom int lowfd  

DESCRIPTION

The Fn closefrom system call deletes all open file descriptors greater than or equal to Fa lowfd from the per-process object reference table. Any errors encountered while closing file descriptors are ignored.  

SEE ALSO

close(2)  

HISTORY

The Fn closefrom function first appeared in Fx 8.0 .


 

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