package main import ( "fmt" "os" ) func main() { f := createFile("/tmp/defer.txt") defer closeFile(f) writeFile(f) } func createFile(p string) *os.File { fmt.Println("creating") f, err := os.Create(p) if err != nil { panic(err) } return f } func writeFile(f *os.File) { fmt.Println("writing") fmt.Fprintln(f, "data") } func closeFile(f *os.File) { fmt.Println("closing") err := f.Close() if err != nil { panic(err) } }