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.TH sem_unlink 3 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages 6.8"
.SH NAME
sem_unlink \- remove a named semaphore
.SH LIBRARY
POSIX threads library
.RI ( libpthread ", " \-lpthread )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <semaphore.h>
.P
.BI "int sem_unlink(const char *" name );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR sem_unlink ()
removes the named semaphore referred to by
.IR name .
The semaphore name is removed immediately.
The semaphore is destroyed once all other processes that have
the semaphore open close it.
.SH RETURN VALUE
On success
.BR sem_unlink ()
returns 0; on error, \-1 is returned, with
.I errno
set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EACCES
The caller does not have permission to unlink this semaphore.
.TP
.B ENAMETOOLONG
.I name
was too long.
.TP
.B ENOENT
There is no semaphore with the given
.IR name .
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
lbx lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.na
.nh
.BR sem_unlink ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
.TE
.SH STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2008.
.SH HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR sem_getvalue (3),
.BR sem_open (3),
.BR sem_post (3),
.BR sem_wait (3),
.BR sem_overview (7)