1MQ_UNLINK(3)               Linux Programmer's Manual              MQ_UNLINK(3)
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NAME

6       mq_unlink - remove a message queue
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <mqueue.h>
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11       mqd_t mq_unlink(const char *name);
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13       Link with -lrt.
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DESCRIPTION

16       mq_unlink()  removes  the  specified  message  queue name.  The message
17       queue name is removed immediately.  The queue itself is destroyed  once
18       any  other  processes  that have the queue open close their descriptors
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RETURN VALUE

22       On success mq_unlink() returns 0; on error, -1 is returned, with  errno
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ERRORS

26       EACCES The  caller  does  not  have  permission  to unlink this message
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32       ENOENT There is no message queue with the given name.
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CONFORMING TO

35       POSIX.1-2001.
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SEE ALSO

38       mq_close(3), mq_getattr(3),  mq_notify(3),  mq_open(3),  mq_receive(3),
39       mq_send(3), mq_overview(7)
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COLOPHON

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43       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
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48Linux                             2006-02-25                      MQ_UNLINK(3)
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