## Generic-function: COMMON-LISP:CLOSE [![package](https://img.shields.io/badge/Package-COMMON--LISP-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../) [![type](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-Generic--Function-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../#generic-function) [![clhs](https://img.shields.io/badge/CLHS-CLOSE-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/f_close.htm) > Close the given STREAM. No more I/O may be performed, but > inquiries may still be made. If :ABORT is true, an attempt is made > to clean up the side effects of having created the stream. ### Lambda list ```cl (stream &key abort) ```