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25 .TH MQ_CLOSE 3 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
27 mq_close \- close a message queue descriptor
30 .B #include <mqueue.h>
32 .BI "int mq_close(mqd_t " mqdes );
35 Link with \fI\-lrt\fP.
38 closes the message queue descriptor
41 If the calling process has attached a notification request (see
43 to this message queue via
45 then this request is removed,
46 and another process can now attach a notification request.
50 returns 0; on error, \-1 is returned, with
52 set to indicate the error.
56 The message queue descriptor specified in
60 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
68 Interface Attribute Value
71 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
77 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
79 All open message queues are automatically closed on process termination,