NAME

clunk − forget about a fid

SYNOPSIS

Tclunk tag[2] fid[2]
Rclunk tag[2] fid[2]

DESCRIPTION

The ­clunk request informs the file server that the current file represented by ­fid is no longer needed by the client.  The actual file is not removed on the server. 

Once a fid has been clunked, the same fid can be reused in a new ­clone request. 

Even if the ­clunk returns an error, the ­fid is no longer valid. 

ENTRY POINTS

A ­clunk message is generated when a file descriptor is closed (usually by the garbage collector) and indirectly by other actions such as failed ­open calls. 

SEE ALSO

sys-open(2)

Plan 9  —  June 29, 2000