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.\" $Header: /private/postgres/ref/postquel/RCS/close,v 1.3 1992/07/14 05:24:33 ptong Exp $
.SP CLOSE COMMANDS 6/14/90
.XA 2 Close
.uh NAME
.lp
close \*- close a portal
.uh SYNOPSIS
.lp
.(l
\fBclose\fR [ portal_name ]
.)l
.uh DESCRIPTION
.lp
.b Close
frees the resources associated with a portal,
.i portal_name.
After this portal is closed,
no subsequent operations are allowed on it.
A portal should be closed when it is no longer needed.
If
.i portal_name
is not specified,
then the blank portal is closed.
.uh EXAMPLE
.lp
.nf
.ft C
/* close the portal FOO */

close FOO
.ft
.fi
.uh "SEE ALSO"
.lp
retrieve(commands), fetch(commands), move(commands).
