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4b8c67d9 26.TH MQ_CLOSE 3 2017-09-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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27.SH NAME
28mq_close \- close a message queue descriptor
29.SH SYNOPSIS
30.nf
31.B #include <mqueue.h>
68e4db0a 32.PP
c9e83f06 33.BI "int mq_close(mqd_t " mqdes );
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68e4db0a 35.PP
1b2d3fca 36Link with \fI\-lrt\fP.
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37.SH DESCRIPTION
38.BR mq_close ()
39closes the message queue descriptor
40.IR mqdes .
847e0d88 41.PP
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42If the calling process has attached a notification request (see
43.RB ( mq_notify (3))
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44to this message queue via
45.IR mqdes ,
c13182ef 46then this request is removed,
80a99f39 47and another process can now attach a notification request.
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48.SH RETURN VALUE
49On success
50.BR mq_close ()
51returns 0; on error, \-1 is returned, with
c13182ef 52.I errno
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53set to indicate the error.
54.SH ERRORS
55.TP
56.B EBADF
1cd9229c 57The message queue descriptor specified in
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58.I mqdes
59is invalid.
0e7d2e7f 60.SH ATTRIBUTES
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61For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
62.BR attributes (7).
63.TS
64allbox;
65lb lb lb
66l l l.
67Interface Attribute Value
68T{
0e7d2e7f 69.BR mq_close ()
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70T} Thread safety MT-Safe
71.TE
80a99f39 72.SH CONFORMING TO
ea5545db 73POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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74.SH NOTES
75All open message queues are automatically closed on process termination,
76or upon
77.BR execve (2).
47297adb 78.SH SEE ALSO
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79.BR mq_getattr (3),
80.BR mq_notify (3),
81.BR mq_open (3),
82.BR mq_receive (3),
83.BR mq_send (3),
84.BR mq_unlink (3),
85.BR mq_overview (7)