SEM_UNLINK(3)

NAME
sem_unlink - remove a named semaphore

SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h>

int sem_unlink(const char *name);

Link with -pthread.

DESCRIPTION
sem_unlink() removes the named semaphore referred to by name. The semaphore name is removed immediately. The semaphore is destroyed once all other processes that have the semaphore open close it.

RETURN VALUE
On success sem_unlink() returns 0; on error, -1 is returned, with errno set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

EACCES
    The caller does not have permission to unlink this semaphore.

ENAMETOOLONG
    name was too long.

ENOENT
    There is no semaphore with the given name.

ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value
 | Thread safety | MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.

SEE ALSO
sem_getvalue(3), sem_open(3), sem_post(3), sem_wait(3), sem_overview(7)

COLOPHON
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