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26 .TH TIMER_DELETE 2 2021-03-22 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual"
28 timer_delete \- delete a POSIX per-process timer
33 .BI "int timer_delete(timer_t " timerid );
36 Link with \fI\-lrt\fP.
39 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
40 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
45 _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 199309L
49 deletes the timer whose ID is given in
51 If the timer was armed at the time of this call,
52 it is disarmed before being deleted.
53 The treatment of any pending signal generated by the deleted timer
59 On failure, \-1 is returned, and
61 is set to indicate the error.
66 is not a valid timer ID.
68 This system call is available since Linux 2.6.
70 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
72 .BR clock_gettime (2),
74 .BR timer_getoverrun (2),
75 .BR timer_settime (2),