# fclose(3)

    NAME
         fclose, fflush - close or flush a stream

    SYNOPSIS
         #include <stdio.h>

         int fclose(FILE *stream)
         int fflush(FILE *stream)

    DESCRIPTION
         Fclose causes any buffers for the named stream to  be  emptied,  and  the
         file to be closed.  Buffers allocated by the standard input/output system
         are freed.

         Fclose is performed automatically upon calling exit(3).

         Fflush causes any buffered data for the named output stream to be written
         to that file.  The stream remains open.

    SEE ALSO
         close(2), fopen(3), setbuf(3).

    DIAGNOSTICS
         These routines return EOF if stream is  not  associated  with  an  output
         file, or if buffered data cannot be transferred to that file.