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+.\" $NetBSD: sem_init.3,v 1.5 2019/02/21 21:54:09 christos Exp $
+.\"
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+.Dd February 21, 2019
+.Dt SEM_INIT 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sem_init
+.Nd initialize an unnamed semaphore
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb librt
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In semaphore.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn sem_init "sem_t *sem" "int pshared" "unsigned int value"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn sem_init
+function initializes the unnamed semaphore pointed to by
+.Fa sem
+to have the value
+.Fa value .
+A non-zero value for
+.Fa pshared
+specifies a shared semaphore that can be used by multiple processes.
+.Pp
+Following a successful call to
+.Fn sem_init ,
+.Fa sem
+can be used as an argument in subsequent calls to
+.Fn sem_wait ,
+.Fn sem_timedwait ,
+.Fn sem_trywait ,
+.Fn sem_post ,
+and
+.Fn sem_destroy .
+.Fa sem
+is no longer valid after a successful call to
+.Fa sem_destroy .
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+.Rv -std sem_init
+.Sh ERRORS
+.Fn sem_init
+will fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+.Fa value
+exceeds SEM_VALUE_MAX.
+.It Bq Er ENOSPC
+There was memory allocation error, or the limit on available semaphores
+.Dv ( SEM_NSEMS_MAX )
+has been exceeded.
+.It Bq Er EPERM
+Unable to initialize a shared semaphore.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr sem_destroy 3 ,
+.Xr sem_post 3 ,
+.Xr sem_timedwait 3 ,
+.Xr sem_trywait 3 ,
+.Xr sem_wait 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+.Fn sem_init
+conforms to
+.St -p1003.1-96 .