@node _dos_close, dos
@subheading Syntax

@example
#include <dos.h>

unsigned int _dos_close(int handle);
@end example

@subheading Description

This is a direct connection to the MS-DOS close function call (%ah = 0x3E).
This function closes the specified file.

@xref{_dos_open}. @xref{_dos_creat}. @xref{_dos_creatnew}.
@xref{_dos_read}. @xref{_dos_write}.

@subheading Return Value

Returns 0 if successful or DOS error code on error (and sets @var{errno}).

@subheading Portability

@portability !ansi, !posix

@subheading Example

@example
int handle;

_dos_creat("FOO.DAT", _A_ARCH, &handle);
...
_dos_close(handle);
@end example