46 lines
832 B
Groff
46 lines
832 B
Groff
.\" @(#)fclose.3s 6.1 (Berkeley) 5/15/85
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.\"
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.TH FCLOSE 3 "May 15, 1985"
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.AT 3
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.SH NAME
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fclose, fflush \- close or flush a stream
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <stdio.h>
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int fclose(FILE *\fIstream\fP)
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int fflush(FILE *\fIstream\fP)
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.ft R
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Fclose
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causes any buffers for the named
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.I stream
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to be emptied, and the file to be closed.
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Buffers allocated by the standard input/output system
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are freed.
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.PP
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.B Fclose
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is performed automatically upon
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calling
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.BR exit (3).
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.PP
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.B Fflush
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causes any buffered data for the named output
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.I stream
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to be written to that file.
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The stream remains open.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR close (2),
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.BR fopen (3),
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.BR setbuf (3).
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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These routines return
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.SM
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.B EOF
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if
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.I stream
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is not associated with an output file, or
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if buffered data cannot be transferred to that file.
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