fclose

Syntax

#include <stdio.h> int fclose(FILE *file);

Description

This function closes the given file.

Return Value

Zero on success, else EOF.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	C89; C99
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001

Example

FILE *f = fopen("data", "r"); fprintf(f, "Hello\n"); fclose(f);