File I/O - CLOSE

$ CLOSE logical_name

$ CLOSE

/ERROR

/LOG

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The CLOSE statement is used to finish using a file. The buffers are flushed and all associated resources are released.

/ERROR is used to specify a label where control should be transferred when an error occurs.

/LOG is used to avoid an error message when closing a file that isn’t open.