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<B>SHUT</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>command</B><P>
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The <em>shut</em> command closes output files. 
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<em>shut</em>&lt;filename&gt;{,&lt;filename&gt;}* 
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&lt;filename&gt; must have been a file opened by 
<A HREF=r37_0233.html>out</A>. 
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A file that has been opened by 
<A HREF=r37_0233.html>out</A> must be <em>shut</em> before it is 
brought in by 
<A HREF=r37_0231.html>in</A>. Files that have been opened by <em>out</em> should
 
always be <em>shut</em> before the end of the REDUCE session, to avoid either 
loss of information or the printing of extraneous information into the file. 
In most systems, terminating a session by 
<A HREF=r37_0124.html>bye</A> closes all open 
output files. 
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