4.2. media close()

4.2.1. Name

media-close - Close a media device

4.2.2. Synopsis

#include <unistd.h>
int close(int fd)

4.2.3. Arguments

fd
File descriptor returned by open().

4.2.4. Description

Closes the media device. Resources associated with the file descriptor are freed. The device configuration remain unchanged.

4.2.5. Return Value

close() returns 0 on success. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately. Possible error codes are:

EBADF
fd is not a valid open file descriptor.