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timer_delete(3)
NAME
  timer_delete - Deallocates a previously allocated per-process timer
  (P1003.1b)

SYNOPSIS
  #include <time.h>

  int timer_delete (
  timer_t timerid);

LIBRARY
  Realtime Library (librt.so, librt.a)

PARAMETERS
  timerid
      The timer ID for the timer which is to be deallocated.

DESCRIPTION
  The timer_delete function frees a per-process timer previously allocated by
  a call to the timer_create function.	If the timer is armed when the
  timer_delete function is called, the timer is disarmed and then removed. No
  signal is sent if the timer is deallocated with the timer_delete function.

RETURN VALUES
  On a successful call, a value of 0 (zero) is returned.

  On an unsuccessful call, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to
  indicate that an error occurred.

ERRORS
  The timer_delete function fails under the following condition:

  [EINVAL]
      The timer ID specified by timerid is not a valid timer ID.

SEE ALSO
  Functions: timer_create(3)

  Guide to Realtime Programming

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