.. _mpi_file_close:


MPI_File_close
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:ref:`MPI_File_close` |mdash| Closes a file (collective).

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INPUT/OUTPUT PARAMETER
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* ``fh``: File handle (handle).

OUTPUT PARAMETER
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* ``ierror``: Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION
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:ref:`MPI_File_close` first synchronizes file state, then closes the file
associated with *fh.* :ref:`MPI_File_close` is a collective routine. The user
is responsible for ensuring that all outstanding requests associated
with *fh* have completed before calling :ref:`MPI_File_close`.


ERRORS
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