_pclose
Waits for a new command processor and closes the stream on the associated pipe.
Important
This API cannot be used in applications that execute in the Windows Runtime. For more information, see CRT functions not supported in Universal Windows Platform apps.
Syntax
int _pclose(
FILE *stream
);
Parameters
stream
Return value from the previous call to _popen.
Return value
Returns the exit status of the terminating command processor, or -1 if an error occurs. The format of the return value is the same as for _cwait, except the low-order and high-order bytes are swapped. If stream is NULL, _pclose sets errno to EINVAL and returns -1.
For information about these and other error codes, see errno, _doserrno, _sys_errlist, and _sys_nerr.
Remarks
The _pclose function looks up the process ID of the command processor (Cmd.exe) started by the associated _popen call, executes a _cwait call on the new command processor, and closes the stream on the associated pipe.
By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this behavior, see Global state in the CRT.
Requirements
| Routine | Required header |
|---|---|
_pclose |
<stdio.h> |
For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.
Libraries
All versions of the C run-time libraries.