linux/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/frontend_f_close.rst

.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
.. c:namespace:: DTV.fe

.. _frontend_f_close:

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Digital TV frontend close()
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Name
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fe-close - Close a frontend device

Synopsis
========

.. code-block:: c

    #include <unistd.h>

.. c:function:: int close( int fd )

Arguments
=========

``fd``
    File descriptor returned by :c: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
============

On success 0 is returned.

On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately.

Generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.