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.TH MQ_CLOSE 3 2010-08-29 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
mq_close \- close a message queue descriptor
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <mqueue.h>
.sp
.BI "int mq_close(mqd_t " mqdes );
.fi
.sp
Link with \fI\-lrt\fP.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR mq_close ()
closes the message queue descriptor
.IR mqdes .
If the calling process has attached a notification request
to this message queue via
.IR mqdes ,
then this request is removed,
and another process can now attach a notification request.
.SH RETURN VALUE
On success
.BR mq_close ()
returns 0; on error, \-1 is returned, with
.I errno
set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EBADF
The descriptor specified in
.I mqdes
is invalid.
.SH CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001.
.SH NOTES
All open message queues are automatically closed on process termination,
or upon
.BR execve (2).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR mq_getattr (3),
.BR mq_notify (3),
.BR mq_open (3),
.BR mq_receive (3),
.BR mq_send (3),
.BR mq_unlink (3),
.BR mq_overview (7)
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