NAME

       timer_delete - delete a per-process timer (REALTIME)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <time.h>

       int timer_delete(timer_t timerid);

DESCRIPTION

       The  timer_delete()  function  deletes the specified timer, timerid, previously created by
       the timer_create() function. If the timer is armed  when  timer_delete()  is  called,  the
       behavior  shall  be  as  if  the  timer  is  automatically  disarmed  before  removal. The
       disposition of pending signals for the deleted timer is unspecified.

RETURN VALUE

       If successful, the timer_delete() function shall return a value of  zero.  Otherwise,  the
       function shall return a value of -1 and set errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The timer_delete() function shall fail if:

       EINVAL The timer ID specified by timerid is not a valid timer ID.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       timer_create() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <time.h>

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 .