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+.\"	$Darwin$
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+.Dd June 8, 2000
+.Dt SEM_UNLINK 2
+.Os Darwin
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sem_unlink
+.Nd remove a named semaphore
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <semaphore.h>
+.Ft int
+.Fn sem_unlink "const char *name"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The named semaphore named
+.Fa name
+is removed.  If the semaphore is in use by other processes, then
+.Fa name
+is immediately disassociated with the semaphore, but the semaphore
+itself will not be removed until all references to it have been
+closed.  Subsequent calls to
+.Fn sem_open
+using
+.Fa name
+will refer to or create a new semaphore named
+.Fa name .
+.Pp
+If successful,
+.Fn sem_unlink
+will return 0.  Otherwise, -1 is returned and
+.Va errno
+is set, and the state of the semaphore is unchanged.
+.Sh ERRORS
+.Fn sem_unlink
+succeeds unless:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EACCES
+Permission is denied to be remove the semaphore.
+.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
+.Fa name
+exceeded
+.Dv SEM_NAME_LEN
+characters.
+.It Bq Er ENOENT
+The named semaphore does not exist.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr sem_close 2 ,
+.Xr sem_open 2 ,
+.Xr semctl 2 ,
+.Xr semget 2 ,
+.Xr semop 2
+.Sh HISTORY
+.Fn sem_unlink
+is specified in the POSIX Realtime Extension (1003.1b-1993/1003.1i-1995).