Difference between fclose and close

Question

If I fopen a file, what\'s the difference between calling fclose or close and which one should I use?

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Answer 1

open() and close() are UNIX syscalls which return and take file descriptors, for use with other UNIX syscalls such as write(). fopen() and fclose() are standard C library functions which operate on FILE*s, for use with things like fwrite and fprintf. The latter are almost always what you should be using: They're simpler and more cross-platform.