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.TH ICONV_CLOSE 3  2015-08-08 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
iconv_close \- deallocate descriptor for character set conversion
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <iconv.h>
.sp
.BI "int iconv_close(iconv_t " cd );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR iconv_close ()
function deallocates a conversion descriptor
.I cd
previously allocated using
.BR iconv_open (3).
.SH RETURN VALUE
When successful, the
.BR iconv_close ()
function returns 0.
In case of error, it sets
.I errno
and returns \-1.
.SH VERSIONS
This function is available in glibc since version 2.1.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
lb lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR iconv_close ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
.TE

.SH CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SUSv2.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR iconv (3),
.BR iconv_open (3)
.SH COLOPHON
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