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d9343c5c 23.TH MQ_UNLINK 3 2006-02-25 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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24.SH NAME
25mq_unlink \- remove a message queue
26.SH SYNOPSIS
27.nf
28.B #include <mqueue.h>
29.sp
30.BI "mqd_t mq_unlink(const char *" name );
31.fi
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33Link with \fI\-lrt\fP.
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34.SH DESCRIPTION
35.BR mq_unlink ()
36removes the specified message queue
37.IR name .
38The message queue name is removed immediately.
c13182ef 39The queue itself is destroyed once any other processes that have
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40the queue open close their descriptors referring to the queue.
41.SH RETURN VALUE
42On success
43.BR mq_unlink ()
44returns 0; on error, \-1 is returned, with
c13182ef 45.I errno
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46set to indicate the error.
47.SH ERRORS
48.TP
49.B EACCES
50The caller does not have permission to unlink this message queue.
51.TP
52.B ENAMETOOLONG
53.IR name
54was too long.
55.TP
56.B ENOENT
57There is no message queue with the given
58.IR name .
59.SH CONFORMING TO
60POSIX.1-2001.
61.SH "SEE ALSO"
62.BR mq_close (3),
63.BR mq_getattr (3),
64.BR mq_notify (3),
65.BR mq_open (3),
66.BR mq_receive (3),
67.BR mq_send (3),
68.BR mq_overview (7)