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  <refentry id="function.sem-release">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>sem_release</refname>
    <refpurpose>Release a semaphore</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type><methodname>sem_release</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>sem_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>sem_release</function> releases the semaphore if it
     is currently acquired by the calling process, otherwise
     a warning is generated.
    </para>
    <para>
     &return.success;
    </para>
    <para>
      After releasing the semaphore, <function>sem_acquire</function>
      may be called to re-acquire it.
    </para>
    <para> 
     See also
     <function>sem_get</function> and
     <function>sem_acquire</function>.
    </para>
    <note>
     <simpara>
      This function does not work on Windows systems.
     </simpara>
    </note>    
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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