.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later

.. _dmx_fclose:

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Digital TV demux close()
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Name
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Digital TV demux close()


Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int close(int fd)
    :name: dvb-dmx-close


Arguments
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``fd``
  File descriptor returned by a previous call to
  :c:func:`open() <dvb-dmx-open>`.

Description
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This system call deactivates and deallocates a filter that was
previously allocated via the :c:func:`open() <dvb-dmx-open>` call.


Return Value
------------

On success 0 is returned.

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

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