TIMER_DELETE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual TIMER_DELETE(3P)
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NAME
timer_delete -- delete a per-process timer
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
int timer_delete(timer_t timerid);
DESCRIPTION
The timer_delete() function deletes the specified timer, timerid, pre-
viously created by the timer_create() function. If the timer is armed
when timer_delete() is called, the behavior shall be as if the timer is
automatically disarmed before removal. The disposition of pending sig-
nals for the deleted timer is unspecified.
RETURN VALUE
If successful, the 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.
ERRORS
The timer_delete() function may fail if:
EINVAL The timer ID specified by timerid is not a valid timer ID.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
timer_create()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <time.h>
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