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.TH ICONV_CLOSE 3  2021-03-22 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
iconv_close \- deallocate descriptor for character set conversion
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <iconv.h>
.PP
.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
On success,
.BR iconv_close ()
returns 0; otherwise, it returns \-1 and sets
.I errno
to indicate the error.
.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).
.ad l
.nh
.TS
allbox;
lbx lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR iconv_close ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
.TE
.hy
.ad
.sp 1
.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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