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The module Proc::Daemon closes all file handles before it forks. Here's the code snippet from its Init function... 
## Close open file descriptors
foreach $i (0 .. OpenMax) { POSIX::close($i); }

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Re^2: Close all open file descriptors
by belg4mit (Prior) on Jul 28, 2004 at 14:47 UTC
    Ewww! Okay so it works, and I have to admit I thought of that general idea too, but iterating over all possible descriptors? That's just inelegant. And POSIX is still so like, heavy, man.

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