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CLOSE                                                      SH and AS June 1983

For information on closing files see HELP * SYSCLOSE.

CLOSE
This is a now obsolete syntax word maintained for compatibility with
previous versions of POP-11 and POP-2. At one time conditional statements
and loops were terminated with CLOSE, for example:

    if foo() then baz() close;
    until foo() then baz() close;

Whilst CLOSE is still accepted by the compiler, it is better to use ENDIF,
ENDUNTIL etc., as more syntax checking is then possible.