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23.Dd June 8, 2000
24.Dt SEM_UNLINK 2
25.Os Darwin
26.Sh NAME
27.Nm sem_unlink
28.Nd remove a named semaphore
29.Sh SYNOPSIS
30.Fd #include <semaphore.h>
31.Ft int
32.Fn sem_unlink "const char *name"
33.Sh DESCRIPTION
34The named semaphore named
35.Fa name
36is removed. If the semaphore is in use by other processes, then
37.Fa name
38is immediately disassociated with the semaphore, but the semaphore
39itself will not be removed until all references to it have been
40closed. Subsequent calls to
41.Fn sem_open
42using
43.Fa name
44will refer to or create a new semaphore named
45.Fa name .
46.Pp
47If successful,
48.Fn sem_unlink
49will return 0. Otherwise, -1 is returned and
50.Va errno
51is set, and the state of the semaphore is unchanged.
52.Sh ERRORS
53.Fn sem_unlink
54succeeds unless:
55.Bl -tag -width Er
56.It Bq Er EACCES
57Permission is denied to be remove the semaphore.
58.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
59.Fa name
60exceeded
3e170ce0 61.Dv PSEMNAMLEN
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62characters.
63.It Bq Er ENOENT
64The named semaphore does not exist.
65.El
66.Sh SEE ALSO
67.Xr sem_close 2 ,
68.Xr sem_open 2 ,
69.Xr semctl 2 ,
70.Xr semget 2 ,
71.Xr semop 2
72.Sh HISTORY
73.Fn sem_unlink
74is specified in the POSIX Realtime Extension (1003.1b-1993/1003.1i-1995).