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.Dd December 4, 2014
.Dt LIBXO 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm xo_finish , xo_finish_h
.Nd finish formatting output
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libxo
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libxo/xo.h
.Ft void
.Fn xo_finish "void"
.Ft void
.Fn xo_finish_h "xo_handle_t *xop"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
When the program is ready to exit or close a handle, a call to
.Fn xo_finish
is required.
This flushes any buffered data, closes
open
.Nm libxo
constructs, and completes any pending operations.
.Pp
Calling this function is
.Em vital
to the proper operation of libxo,
especially for the non-TEXT output styles.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr xo_emit 3 ,
.Xr libxo 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm libxo
library first appeared in
.Fx 11.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.Nm libxo
was written by
.An Phil Shafer Aq Mt phil@freebsd.org .