FCLOSE FCLOSE File Close Function Usage Closes a file handle, or all open file handles. The general syntax for its use is either fclose(handle) or fclose('all') In the first case a specific file is closed, In the second, all open files are closed. Note that until a file is closed the file buffers are not flushed. Returns a '0' if the close was successful and a '-1' if the close failed for some reason.