.TH LIBSIMPLE_CLOSE 3 libsimple
.SH NAME
libsimple_close \- close file descriptor and mark it as closed

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libsimple.h>

inline int libsimple_close(int *\fIfdp\fP);
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR \-lsimple .

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libsimple_close ()
function calls
.I close(*fdp)
and sets
.I *fdp
to
.IR \-1 .
However if
.IR *fdp<0 ,
does not except return 0.

.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR libsimple_close ()
function returns 0 upon successful completion;
otherwise \-1 is returned.

.SH ERRORS
The
.BR libsimple_close ()
function fail for the reasons specified for the
.BR close (3)
function.

.SH EXAMPLES
None.

.SH APPLICATION USAGE
None.

.SH RATIONALE
None.

.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.

.SH NOTES
None.

.SH HISTORY
libsimple 1.0

.SH BUGS
None.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR close (3),
.BR libsimple_close_range (3)