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       int mq_unlink(const char *name);
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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
19       referring to the queue.
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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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ATTRIBUTES

35       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
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39Interface   Attribute     Value   
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41mq_unlink() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
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CONFORMING TO

44       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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SEE ALSO

47       mq_close(3),  mq_getattr(3),  mq_notify(3),  mq_open(3), mq_receive(3),
48       mq_send(3), mq_overview(7)
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