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# sem_release

sem_release -- release a semaphore

## Description

`int sem_release`(int sem_identifier);

Returns: true on success, false on error

sem_release() releases the semaphore if it is currently acquired by the calling process, otherwise a warning is generated.

After releasing the semaphore, sem_acquire() may be called to re-acquire it.

See also: sem_get() and sem_acquire().

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