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28.\" $FreeBSD$
29.Dd February 15, 2000
30.Dt SEM_OPEN 3
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm sem_open ,
34.Nm sem_close ,
35.Nm sem_unlink
36.Nd named semaphore operations
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Fd #include <semaphore.h>
39.Ft sem_t *
40.Fn sem_open "const char *name" "int oflag" "..."
41.Ft int
42.Fn sem_close "sem_t *sem"
43.Ft int
44.Fn sem_unlink "const char *name"
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Fn sem_open ,
48.Fn sem_close ,
49and
50.Fn sem_unlink
51functions are not supported by this implementation.
52.Sh RETURN VALUES
53.Fn sem_open
54returns SEM_FAILED and sets
55.Va errno
56to indicate an error.
57.Fn sem_close
58and
59.Fn sem_unlink
60return -1 and set
61.Va errno
62to indicate an error.
63.Sh ERRORS
64.Fn sem_open ,
65.Fn sem_close ,
66and
67.Fn sem_unlink
68will fail:
69.Bl -tag -width Er
70.It Bq Er ENOSYS
71Function not supported by this implementation.
72.El
73.Sh STANDARDS
74.Fn sem_open ,
75.Fn sem_close ,
76and
77.Fn sem_unlink
78conform to ISO/IEC 9945-1 ANSI/IEEE
79.Pq Dq Tn POSIX
80Std 1003.1 1996 Edition.
81