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title: "openfilesquery close-open-file-handle"
slug: "openfilesquery-close-open-file-handle"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:24:31Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:24:31Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/openfilesquery-close-open-file-handle"
---

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# openfilesquery close-open-file-handle

# 

This command closes a particular open file handle.

Before using this command:

1. Run `openfilesquery list-open-files` to obtain the file ID of the file for which you want to list open handles.
2. Run `openfilesquery query-open-file-handles` to retrieve a list of open handles for the file ID.
3. Run `openfilesquery list-open-file-handles` to obtain the ID of the file handle that you want to close.

## Usage

```plaintext
openfilesquery close-open-file-handle --file-handle-id ID
```

## Required Parameters

| `--file-handle-id ID` | The ID of the open file handle you want to close. The file handle ID can be obtained from the ID field of `openfilesquery list-open-file-handles` command output. |
| --- | --- |

## Example

To close file handle with ID 7:

```plaintext
vcli: admin> openfilesquery close-open-file-handle --file-handle-id 7
```