SEM_CLOSE(3)

NAME
sem_close - close a named semaphore

SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h>

int sem_close(sem_t *sem);

DESCRIPTION
sem_close() closes the named semaphore referred to by sem, allowing any resources that the system has allocated to the calling process for this semaphore.

NOTES
All open named semaphores are automatically closed on process termination, or upon execve(2).

RETURN VALUE
On success sem_close() returns 0; on error, -1 is returned, with errno set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

EINVAL
    sem is not a valid semaphore.

CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO
sem_getvalue(3), sem_open(3), sem_post(3), sem_unlink(3), sem_wait(3), sem_overview(7)