.TH CLOSE 2 .SH NAME close \- device independent close routine .SH SYNOPSIS .B int .B close(dev) .nf .B int dev; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .I Close will disconnect I/O from the device given by .I dev. It returns SYSERR if .I dev is incorrect, or is not opened for I/O. Otherwise, .I close returns OK. .PP Normally tty devices like the console do not have to be opened and closed. .SH SEE ALSO control(2), getc(2), open(2), putc(2), read(2), seek(2), write(2)