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.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Hudson River Trading LLC
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.Dd June 12, 2009
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.Dt CLOSEFROM 2
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm closefrom
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.Nd delete open file descriptors
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In unistd.h
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.Ft void
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.Fn closefrom "int lowfd"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn closefrom
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system call deletes all open file descriptors greater than or equal to
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.Fa lowfd
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from the per-process object reference table.
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Any errors encountered while closing file descriptors are ignored.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr close 2
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn closefrom
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function first appeared in
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.Fx 8.0 .
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