CLUNK(9P) CLUNK(9P)
NAME
clunk - forget about a fid
SYNOPSIS
size[4] Tclunk tag[2] fid[4]
size[4] Rclunk tag[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 unless the fid
had been opened with ORCLOSE.
Once a fid has been clunked, the same fid can be reused in a
new walk or attach request.
Even if the clunk returns an error, the fid is no longer
valid.
ENTRY POINTS
Clunk transactions are generated by fsclose and fsunmount
(see 9pclient(3)) and indirectly by other actions such as
failed fsopen calls.
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