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.TH MQ_UNLINK 3 2015-08-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"

.SH NAME

mq_unlink \- remove a message queue

.SH SYNOPSIS

.nf

.B #include <mqueue.h>

.PP

.BI "int mq_unlink(const char *" name );

.fi

.PP

Link with \fI\-lrt\fP.

.SH DESCRIPTION

.BR mq_unlink ()

removes the specified message queue

.IR 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.

.SH RETURN VALUE

On success

.BR mq_unlink ()

returns 0; on error, \-1 is returned, with

.I errno

set to indicate the error.

.SH ERRORS

.TP

.B EACCES

The caller does not have permission to unlink this message queue.

.TP

.B ENAMETOOLONG

.I name

was too long.

.TP

.B ENOENT

There is no message queue with the given

.IR name .

.SH ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see

.BR attributes (7).

.TS

allbox;

lb lb lb

l l l.

Interface	Attribute	Value

T{

.BR mq_unlink ()

T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe

.TE

.SH CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR mq_close (3),

.BR mq_getattr (3),

.BR mq_notify (3),

.BR mq_open (3),

.BR mq_receive (3),

.BR mq_send (3),

.BR mq_overview (7)

.SH COLOPHON

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.I man-pages

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