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23.Dd September 20, 1999
24.Dt SHM_UNLINK 2
25.Os Darwin
26.Sh NAME
27.Nm shm_unlink
28.Nd remove shared memory object
29.Sh SYNOPSIS
30.Fd #include <sys/mman.h>
31.Ft int
32.Fn shm_unlink "const char *name"
33.Sh DESCRIPTION
34The
35.Fn shm_unlink
36function removes the shared memory object named by
37.Fa name .
38If no process has the file open, then all resources associated
39with the object are reclaimed.
40If one or more process have the object open, the name removed,
41but the removal of the memory object is delayed until all
42references to it have been closed.
43.Sh RETURN VALUES
44Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
45Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and
46.Va errno
47is set to indicate the error, and the named shared memory object
48will remain unchanged.
49.Sh ERRORS
50The
51.Fn shm_unlink
52succeeds unless:
53.Bl -tag -width Er
54.It Bq Er EACCES
55Permission is denied to be remove the object.
56.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
57.Fa name
58exceeded
59.Dv SHM_NAME_MAX
60characters.
61.It Bq Er ENOENT
62The named object does not exist.
63.El
64.Sh SEE ALSO
65.Xr close 2 ,
66.Xr mmap 2 ,
67.Xr munmap 2 ,
68.Xr shmat 2 ,
69.Xr shmctl 2 ,
70.Xr shm_open 2
71.Sh HISTORY
72.Fn shm_open
73is specified in the POSIX Realtime Extension (1003.1b-1993/1003.1i-1995).