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.Dd June 1, 2004
.Dt CLOSEFROM 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm closefrom
.Nd delete many descriptors
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In unistd.h
.Ft int
.Fn closefrom "int fd"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn closefrom
call deletes all descriptors numbered
.Fa fd
and higher from the per-process file descriptor table.
It is effectively the same as calling
.Xr close 2
on each descriptor.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned and
.Va errno
is set to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn closefrom
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EBADF
.Fa fd
is invalid.
.It Bq Er EINTR
An interrupt was received.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr close 2