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.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
.. _frontend_f_close:
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DVB frontend close()
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*man fe-close(2)*
Close a frontend device
Synopsis
========
.. code-block:: c
#include <unistd.h>
.. c:function:: int close( int fd )
Arguments
=========
``fd``
File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
Description
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This system call closes a previously opened front-end device. After
closing a front-end device, its corresponding hardware might be powered
down automatically.
Return Value
============
The function returns 0 on success, -1 on failure and the ``errno`` is
set appropriately. Possible error codes:
EBADF
``fd`` is not a valid open file descriptor.
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.. library (https://github.com/return42/sphkerneldoc). The origin XML comes
.. from the linux kernel, refer to:
..
.. * https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/master/Documentation/DocBook
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