PHP pclose() Function
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PHP pclose() Function


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Definition and Usage

The pclose() function closes a pipe opened by popen().

This function returns FALSE on failure.

Syntax

pclose(pipe)

Parameter Description
pipe Required. Specifies the pipe opened by popen()

Example

<?php
$file = popen("/bin/ls","r");
//some code to be executed
pclose($file);
?>

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