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NAME
bfclos -- close a file opened for binary file i/o
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SYNOPSIS
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subroutine bfclos (fd, status)

integer		fd		#I BFIO file descriptor of open file
integer		status		#O status return
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DESCRIPTION
The \fIbfclos\fR procedure closes a file previously opened with \fIbfopen\fR,
freeing the file descriptor and any other system resources associated with the
file descriptor.  The output buffer is automatically flushed before the file
is closed.
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RETURN VALUE
A negative status indicates failure, e.g., either a write error occurred
when the output buffer was flushed, or the file descriptor \fIfd\fR was
invalid.
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SEE ALSO
bfopen
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