---
name: "rulexdb_close"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "librulexdb-dev"
version: "3.8.6-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rulexdb_close"
---

# rulexdb\_close(3)

close a rulex database

## NAME

rulexdb\_close - close a rulex database

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <rulexdb.h>

void rulexdb_open(RULEXDB *rulexdb);
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **rulexdb\_close**() function closes the database referenced by its argument, flushes all cached data if any, frees all associated resources and closes the underlying file.

## SEE ALSO

[**rulexdb\_classify**(3)](/rulexdb_classify/3.md), [**rulexdb\_dataset\_name**(3)](/rulexdb_dataset_name/3.md), [**rulexdb\_discard\_dictionary**(3)](/rulexdb_discard_dictionary/3.md), [**rulexdb\_discard\_ruleset**(3)](/rulexdb_discard_ruleset/3.md), [**rulexdb\_fetch\_rule**(3)](/rulexdb_fetch_rule/3.md), [**rulexdb\_lexbase**(3)](/rulexdb_lexbase/3.md), [**rulexdb\_load\_ruleset**(3)](/rulexdb_load_ruleset/3.md), [**rulexdb\_open**(3)](/rulexdb_open/3.md), [**rulexdb\_remove\_item**(3)](/rulexdb_remove_item/3.md), [**rulexdb\_remove\_rule**(3)](/rulexdb_remove_rule/3.md), [**rulexdb\_remove\_this\_item**(3)](/rulexdb_remove_this_item/3.md), [**rulexdb\_retrieve\_item**(3)](/rulexdb_retrieve_item/3.md), [**rulexdb\_search**(3)](/rulexdb_search/3.md), [**rulexdb\_seq**(3)](/rulexdb_seq/3.md), [**rulexdb\_subscribe\_item**(3)](/rulexdb_subscribe_item/3.md), [**rulexdb\_subscribe\_rule**(3)](/rulexdb_subscribe_rule/3.md)

## AUTHOR

Igor B. Poretsky \<poretsky@mlbox.ru\>.