mq_close(3)

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NAME

6       mq_close - close a message queue descriptor
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <mqueue.h>
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11       int mq_close(mqd_t mqdes);
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13       Link with -lrt.
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DESCRIPTION

16       mq_close() closes the message queue descriptor mqdes.
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18       If  the  calling  process  has  attached  a  notification  request (see
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20       removed, and another process can now attach a notification request.
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RETURN VALUE

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

27       EBADF  The message queue descriptor specified in mqdes is invalid.
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ATTRIBUTES

30       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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33       ┌───────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
34       │Interface  │ Attribute     │ Value   │
35       ├───────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
36       │mq_close() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
37       └───────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

39       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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NOTES

42       All  open  message  queues are automatically closed on process termina‐
43       tion, or upon execve(2).
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