mq_unlink - Man Page
remove a message queue
Library
Real-time library (librt, -lrt)
Synopsis
#include <mqueue.h> int mq_unlink(const char *name);
Description
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 |
Standards
POSIX.1-2008.
History
POSIX.1-2001.
See Also
mq_close(3), mq_getattr(3), mq_notify(3), mq_open(3), mq_receive(3), mq_send(3), mq_overview(7)
Referenced By
mq_close(3), mq_getattr(3), mq_notify(3), mq_open(3), mq_overview(7), mq_receive(3), mq_send(3), syscalls(2).
The man page mq_unlink(2) is an alias of mq_unlink(3).