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.Dd February 15, 2000 .Dt SEM_OPEN 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm sem_open , .Nm sem_close , .Nm sem_unlink .Nd named semaphore operations .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <semaphore.h> .Ft sem_t * .Fn sem_open "const char *name" "int oflag" "..." .Ft int .Fn sem_close "sem_t *sem" .Ft int .Fn sem_unlink "const char *name" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn sem_open , .Fn sem_close , and .Fn sem_unlink functions are not supported by this implementation. .Sh RETURN VALUES .Fn sem_open returns SEM_FAILED and sets .Va errno to indicate an error. .Fn sem_close and .Fn sem_unlink return -1 and set .Va errno to indicate an error. .Sh ERRORS .Fn sem_open , .Fn sem_close , and .Fn sem_unlink will fail: l -tag -width Er t Bq Er ENOSYS Function not supported by this implementation. .El .Sh STANDARDS .Fn sem_open , .Fn sem_close , and .Fn sem_unlink conform to ISO/IEC 9945-1 ANSI/IEEE

q Dq Tn POSIX Std 1003.1 1996 Edition.