close driver

Closes a device driver that was opened with the open driver command.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.1.1 Security: disk

# Syntax

close driver deviceName

# Params

- deviceName : The name of a device driver that's installed on the system and that you have previously opened with the open driver command.

# Examples

close driver (line 2 of the driverNames)

close driver "USBCam1"

# Description

Use the close driver command after you're finished communicating with a peripheral device.

Any device drivers you have opened are closed automatically when you quit the application.

# Tags

networking,

# See

- **command:** close file, write to driver, open driver - **glossary:** command, device driver, peripheral device