Close

Closes a file descriptor.

Module: BSD

Signature

func Close(fd: int32) -> int64;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fd	int32	File descriptor to close.

Returns

int64 - 0 on success, or the thunk's raw error result on failure.

After success, the descriptor may be reused and must not be closed again.

WARNING

Do not blindly retry Close after an error. The descriptor's state may be uncertain and its number may have been reused.

See also

• I/O - I/O overview