cbr <chris_breemer@nl.compuware.com> wrote:
> Yes, I know close() will get rid of the socket for sure. It may be
> paranoid to do shutdown and close. Yet it seems like the right thing
> to do....

Well, it won't _break_ anything, but being a performance guy, I always
tweak at unnecessary work being done


> Shutdown without close does not clean up the filehandle,

Correct.

> and close without shutdown - well I have to trust that close is
> clever, recognizes the handle as a socket, and does whatever is
> necessary to clean up the TCP connection. Presumably close() does
> that on HP-UX, but are we sure it works the same on other UNIX
> platforms ?

Yes. Quite sure. It is functionally equivalent to do

shutdown(SHU_RDWR);
close()

or

close();

Where things differ is when you use SHUT_WR or SHUT_RD instead of
SHUT_RDWR.

rick jones
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