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CRTL, sem_unlink
*Conan The Librarian
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Removes the specified named semaphore.
This function is supported on OpenVMS Integrity servers and
Alpha only.
Format
#include <semaphore.h>
int sem_unlink (const char *name);
name
The name of the semaphore to remove.
The sem_unlink function removes a semaphore named by the name
string. If the semaphore is referenced by other processes, sem_
unlink does not change the state of the semaphore.
If other processes have the semaphore open when sem_unlink is
called, the semaphore is not destroyed until all references to
the semaphore have been destroyed by calls to sem_close. The sem_
unlink function returns immediately; it does not wait until all
references have been destroyed.
Calls to sem_open to recreate or reconnect to the semaphore refer
to a new semaphore after sem_unlink is called.
0 Successful completion. The function executes
the semaphore unlink operation.
-1 Indicates an error. The function sets errno to
one of the following values:
o EACCESS - Permission is denied to unlink
the named semaphore.
o ENAMETOOLONG - The length of the path
name exceeds PSEM_MAX_PATHNAME defined
in semaphore.h.
o ENOENT - The named semaphore does not
exist.
o EVMSERR - OpenVMS specific nontranslatable
error code.