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MQ_GETATTR(3P)             POSIX Programmer's Manual            MQ_GETATTR(3P)

PROLOG
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       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       mq_getattr - get message queue attributes (REALTIME)
SYNOPSIS
       #include <mqueue.h>
       int mq_getattr(mqd_t mqdes, struct mq_attr *mqstat);

DESCRIPTION
       The  mq_getattr()  function  shall  obtain   status   information   and
       attributes  of the message queue and the open message queue description
       associated with the message queue descriptor.
       The mqdes argument specifies a message queue descriptor.
       The results shall be returned in the mq_attr  structure  referenced  by
       the mqstat argument.
       Upon  return,  the  following  members shall have the values associated
       with the open message queue description as set when the  message  queue
       was opened and as modified by subsequent mq_setattr() calls: mq_flags.
       The  following attributes of the message queue shall be returned as set
       at message queue creation: mq_maxmsg, mq_msgsize.
       Upon return, the following members within the mq_attr structure  refer-
       enced  by  the mqstat argument shall be set to the current state of the
       message queue:
       mq_curmsgs
              The number of messages currently on the queue.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion,  the  mq_getattr()  function  shall  return
       zero. Otherwise, the function shall return -1 and set errno to indicate
       the error.
ERRORS
       The mq_getattr() function shall fail if:
       EBADF  The mqdes argument is not a valid message queue descriptor.

       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       mq_open(), mq_send(), mq_setattr(), mq_timedsend(), msgctl(), msgget(),
       msgrcv(),     msgsnd(),     the     Base    Definitions    volume    of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <mqueue.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                       MQ_GETATTR(3P)