.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: nc_close

.. _nc_close:

nc_close
========

.. us.tag  nc_close ENGLISH NC_open

:ref:`nc_close` closes an open nc file.

.. function::  r = nc_close(ncid)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

If the function succeeds, the return value is not equal to -1. If the function
fails, the return value is -1.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ncid

   Identifies the nc file.

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - R2012.1 (5.40.1)
     - Reference counter, see :ref:`nc_open`.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-netcdf-files`,
   :ref:`nc_create`,
   :ref:`nc_open`,
   :ref:`nc_abort`

:sub:`id-1050110`