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.TH TIFFClose 3TIFF "November 2, 2005" "libtiff"
.SH NAME
TIFFClose \- close a previously opened
.SM TIFF
file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "#include <tiffio.h>"
.sp
.BI "void TIFFClose(TIFF *" tif ")"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IR TIFFClose
closes a file that was previously opened with
.BR TIFFOpen (3TIFF).
Any buffered data are flushed to the file, including the contents of the
current directory (if modified); and all resources are reclaimed.
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
All error messages are directed to the
.BR TIFFError (3TIFF)
routine.
Likewise, warning messages are directed to the
.BR TIFFWarning (3TIFF)
routine.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR libtiff (3TIFF),
.BR TIFFOpen (3TIFF)
.PP
Libtiff library home page:
.BR http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/