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<overview>

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This rule finds calls to <code>fopen</code> with no corresponding <code>fclose</code> call in the entire program.

Leaving files open will cause a resource leak that will persist even after the program terminates.

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</overview>

<recommendation>

<p>Ensure that all file or socket descriptors allocated by the program are freed before it terminates.</p>

</recommendation>

<example><sample src="FileNeverClosed.cpp" />

</example>

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