PROLOG

       This  manual  page  is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of
       this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux  manual  page  for  details  of
       Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       sem_destroy — destroy an unnamed semaphore

SYNOPSIS

       #include <semaphore.h>

       int sem_destroy(sem_t *sem);

DESCRIPTION

       The  sem_destroy()  function shall destroy the unnamed semaphore indicated by sem.  Only a
       semaphore that was created using sem_init() may  be  destroyed  using  sem_destroy();  the
       effect  of  calling  sem_destroy()  with  a  named  semaphore  is undefined. The effect of
       subsequent use of the semaphore sem is undefined until sem  is  reinitialized  by  another
       call to sem_init().

       It  is  safe  to  destroy  an  initialized  semaphore  upon which no threads are currently
       blocked. The effect of destroying a semaphore  upon  which  other  threads  are  currently
       blocked is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon  successful  completion,  a value of zero shall be returned. Otherwise, a value of −1
       shall be returned and errno set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The sem_destroy() function may fail if:

       EINVAL The sem argument is not a valid semaphore.

       EBUSY  There are currently processes blocked on the semaphore.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       semctl(), semget(), semop(), sem_init(), sem_open()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <semaphore.h>

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
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       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
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