sem_unlink(3) - Linux man page
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.
Conforming to
POSIX.1-2001.
See Also
sem_getvalue(3), sem_open(3), sem_post(3),
sem_wait(3), sem_overview(7)
Referenced By
sem_close(3)