---
name: "ReleaseSemaphore"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "wine-doc"
version: "0.0.981018-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/ReleaseSemaphore"
---

# ReleaseSemaphore(3w)

ReleaseSemaphore (KERNEL32.583)

## NAME

ReleaseSemaphore - ReleaseSemaphore   (KERNEL32.583)

## SYNOPSIS

**BOOL32 ReleaseSemaphore**\
 **(**\
\
 	**HANDLE32 handle,**\
\
 	**LONG count,**\
\
 	**LONG \*previous**\
 **);**

## DESCRIPTION

ReleaseSemaphore   (KERNEL32.583).

## SEE ALSO

[CreateSemaphoreA(3w)](/man/CreateSemaphoreA/3w.md), [CreateSemaphoreW(3w)](/man/CreateSemaphoreW/3w.md), [OpenSemaphoreA(3w)](/man/OpenSemaphoreA/3w.md), [OpenSemaphoreW(3w)](/man/OpenSemaphoreW/3w.md)