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## CLOSE

CLOSE — close a cursor

## Synopsis

```
CLOSE { name | ALL }

```

## Description

`CLOSE` frees the resources associated with an open cursor. After the cursor is closed, no subsequent operations are allowed on it. A cursor should be closed when it is no longer needed.

 Every non-holdable open cursor is implicitly closed when a transaction is terminated by `COMMIT` or `ROLLBACK`. A holdable cursor is implicitly closed if the transaction that created it aborts via `ROLLBACK`. If the creating transaction successfully commits, the holdable cursor remains open until an explicit `CLOSE` is executed, or the client disconnects.

## Parameters

*`name`*

 The name of an open cursor to close.

`ALL`

 Close all open cursors.

## Notes

PostgreSQL does not have an explicit `OPEN` cursor statement; a cursor is considered open when it is declared. Use the [`DECLARE`](sql-declare.html) statement to declare a cursor.

 You can see all available cursors by querying the [`pg_cursors`](view-pg-cursors.html) system view.

 If a cursor is closed after a savepoint which is later rolled back, the `CLOSE` is not rolled back; that is, the cursor remains closed.

## Examples

 Close the cursor `liahona`:

```
CLOSE liahona;

```

## Compatibility

`CLOSE` is fully conforming with the SQL standard. `CLOSE ALL` is a PostgreSQL extension.

## See Also

[DECLARE](sql-declare.html), [FETCH](sql-fetch.html), [MOVE](sql-move.html)

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