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       Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.


NAME
       semaphore.h — semaphores


SYNOPSIS
       #include <semaphore.h>


DESCRIPTION
       The  <semaphore.h>  header  shall  define  the  sem_t  type,  used in performing semaphore
       operations. The semaphore may be implemented  using  a  file  descriptor,  in  which  case
       applications are able to open up at least a total of {OPEN_MAX} files and semaphores.

       The  <semaphore.h>  header  shall define the symbolic constant SEM_FAILED which shall have
       type sem_t *.

       The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as  macros.  Function
       prototypes shall be provided.

           int    sem_close(sem_t *);
           int    sem_destroy(sem_t *);
           int    sem_getvalue(sem_t *restrict, int *restrict);
           int    sem_init(sem_t *, int, unsigned);
           sem_t *sem_open(const char *, int, ...);
           int    sem_post(sem_t *);
           int    sem_timedwait(sem_t *restrict, const struct timespec *restrict);
           int    sem_trywait(sem_t *);
           int    sem_unlink(const char *);
           int    sem_wait(sem_t *);

       Inclusion  of  the  <semaphore.h> header may make visible symbols defined in the <fcntl.h>
       and <time.h> headers.

       The following sections are informative.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       <fcntl.h>, <sys_types.h>, <time.h>

       The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2008, sem_close(), sem_destroy(),  sem_getvalue(),
       sem_init(), sem_open(), sem_post(), sem_timedwait(), sem_trywait(), sem_unlink()


COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this  text  are  reprinted  and  reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std
       1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System
       Interface  (POSIX),  The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
       Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc  and  The  Open  Group.   (This  is
       POSIX.1-2008  with  the  2013  Technical  Corrigendum  1  applied.)  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
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