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Title:	FIO42-C. Close files when they are no longer needed
Author:	Robert Seacord	Dec 04, 2013
Last Changed by:	Francesco Mariani	Aug 06, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/QtUxBQ
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SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (1)     Page: FIO51-CPP. Close files when they are no longer needed

Parent Page     Page: Rule 09. Input Output (FIO)

• nptc
• fio
• android-unknown
• rule
• nptc-intent
• in-cpp

Time	Editor
Aug 06, 2025 14:17	Francesco Mariani	View Changes
May 05, 2025 09:07	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Dec 12, 2024 01:24	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
Dec 06, 2024 06:54	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
Dec 05, 2024 12:19	David Svoboda

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