Manpages - mq_unlink.3
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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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