pclose()
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Close a pipe
Synopsis:
#include <stdio.h>
int pclose( FILE* stream );
Arguments:
- stream
- The stream pointer for the pipe that you want to close, that you obtained by calling popen().
Library:
libc
Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.
Description:
The pclose() function closes the pipe associated with stream, and waits for the subprocess created by popen() to terminate.
Returns:
The termination status of the command language interpreter, or -1 if an error occurred (errno is set).
Errors:
- EINTR
- The pclose() function was interrupted by a signal while waiting for the child process to terminate.
- ECHILD
- The pclose() function was unable to obtain the termination status of the child process.
Examples:
See popen().
Classification:
| Safety: | |
|---|---|
| Cancellation point | Yes |
| Signal handler | No |
| Thread | Yes |
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