timer_delete.2 revision 152324
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$FreeBSD: head/lib/libc/sys/timer_delete.2 152324 2005-11-12 01:19:05Z davidxu $

.Dd Sep 11, 2000 .Dt TIMER_DELETE 2 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm timer_delete .Nd delete a per-process timer (REALTIME) .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libc .Sh SYNOPSIS n time.h .Ft int .Fn timer_delete "timer_t timerid" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn timer_delete deletes the specified timer, .Fa timerid , previously created by the .Fn timer_create function. If the timer is armed when .Fn timer_delete is called, the behavior is as if the timer is automatically disarmed before removal. Pending signals for the deleted timer is cleared. .Sh RETURN VALUES If successful, the .Fn timer_delete function shall return a value of zero. Otherwise, the function shall return a value of -1 and set errno to indicate the error. .Sh ERRORS The .Fn timer_delete will fail if: l -tag -width Er t Bq Er EINVAL The timer ID specified by timerid is not a valid timer ID. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr timer_create 2 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn timer_delete function conforms to .St -p1003.1-96 .