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.TH FCLOSE 3S 
.SH NAME
fclose, fflush \- close or flush a stream
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <stdio.h>
.PP
.B fclose(stream)
.br
.SM
.B FILE
.B *stream;
.PP
.B fflush(stream)
.br
.SM
.B FILE
.B *stream;
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Fclose
causes any buffers for the named
.I stream
to be emptied, and the file to be closed.
Buffers allocated by the standard input/output system
are freed.
.PP
.I Fclose
is performed automatically upon
calling
.IR  exit (2).
.PP
.I Fflush
causes any buffered data for the named output
.I stream
to be written to that file.
The stream remains open.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
close(2),
fopen(3),
setbuf(3)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
These routines return
.SM
.B EOF
if
.I stream
is not associated with an output file, or
if buffered data cannot be transferred to that file.
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62dbe599 TL	1	.TH FCLOSE 3S
	2	.SH NAME
	3	fclose, fflush \- close or flush a stream
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B #include <stdio.h>
	6	.PP
	7	.B fclose(stream)
	8	.br
	9	.SM
	10	.B FILE
	11	.B *stream;
	12	.PP
	13	.B fflush(stream)
	14	.br
	15	.SM
	16	.B FILE
	17	.B *stream;
	18	.SH DESCRIPTION
	19	.I Fclose
	20	causes any buffers for the named
	21	.I stream
	22	to be emptied, and the file to be closed.
	23	Buffers allocated by the standard input/output system
	24	are freed.
	25	.PP
	26	.I Fclose
	27	is performed automatically upon
	28	calling
	29	.IR exit (2).
	30	.PP
	31	.I Fflush
	32	causes any buffered data for the named output
	33	.I stream
	34	to be written to that file.
	35	The stream remains open.
	36	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	37	close(2),
	38	fopen(3),
	39	setbuf(3)
	40	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	41	These routines return
	42	.SM
	43	.B EOF
	44	if
	45	.I stream
	46	is not associated with an output file, or
	47	if buffered data cannot be transferred to that file.