freebsd-dev/lib/libc/sys/timer_delete.2
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.Dd September 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
.In time.h
.Ft int
.Fn timer_delete "timer_t timerid"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn timer_delete
system call
deletes the specified timer,
.Fa timerid ,
previously created by the
.Xr timer_create 2
system call.
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 are cleared.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Rv -std
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn timer_delete
system call
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The timer ID specified by
.Fa timerid
is not a valid timer ID.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr timer_create 2
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn timer_delete
system call conforms to
.St -p1003.1-96 .