mq_unlink2
Remove a message queue
Part of mq_unlink(3).
Usage
#include <mqueue.h>
int mq_unlink(const char *name);
Library
Real-time library (librt, -lrt)
Overview
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 |
Releases
10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 9 times.