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MQ_CLOSE(3)                Library Functions Manual                MQ_CLOSE(3)

NAME
     mq_close - close a message queue (REALTIME)

LIBRARY
     POSIX Real-time Library (librt, -lrt)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <mqueue.h>

     int
     mq_close(mqd_t mqdes);

DESCRIPTION
     The mq_close() function will remove the association between the message
     queue descriptor, mqdes, and its message queue.

     If the process has successfully attached a notification request to the
     message queue via this mqdes, this attachment will be removed, and the
     message queue is available for another process to attach for
     notification.

RETURN VALUES
     The mq_close() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the
     value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the
     error.

ERRORS
     The mq_close() function fails if:

     [EBADF]            The mqdes argument is not a valid message queue
                        descriptor.

SEE ALSO
     mq(3), mq_open(3), mq_unlink(3)

STANDARDS
     This function conforms to the IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 ("POSIX.1") standard.

HISTORY
     The mq_close() function first appeared in NetBSD 5.0.

COPYRIGHT
     Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
     from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
     -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
     Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
     Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.  In the
     event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
     The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is
     the referee document.  The original Standard can be obtained online at
     http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html.

NetBSD 10.99                     June 7, 2010                     NetBSD 10.99