MQ_UNLINK
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2021-03-22
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NAME
mq_unlink - remove a message queue
SYNOPSIS
#include <mqueue.h>
int mq_unlink(const char *name);
Link with -lrt.
DESCRIPTION
mq_unlink()
removes the specified message queue
name.
The message queue name is removed immediately.
The queue itself is destroyed once any other processes that have
the queue open close their descriptors referring to the queue.
RETURN VALUE
On success
mq_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 message queue.
- ENAMETOOLONG
-
name
was too long.
- ENOENT
-
There is no message queue with the given
name.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
|
|
mq_unlink()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
SEE ALSO
mq_close(3),
mq_getattr(3),
mq_notify(3),
mq_open(3),
mq_receive(3),
mq_send(3),
mq_overview(7)
COLOPHON
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Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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- ATTRIBUTES
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- CONFORMING TO
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- SEE ALSO
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- COLOPHON
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