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NAME

RemDevice
remove a device from the system

SYNOPSIS

RemDevice(device)
A1

void RemDevice(struct Device *);

FUNCTION

This function calls the device's EXPUNGE function, which requests that a device delete itself. The device may refuse to do this if it is busy or currently open. This is not typically called by user code.

There are certain, limited circumstances where it may be appropriate to attempt to specifically flush a certain device.

EXAMPLE



/* Attempts to flush the named device out of memory. */
#include <exec/types.h>
#include <exec/execbase.h>

void FlushDevice(name)
STRPTR name;
{
struct Device *result;

Forbid();
result = (struct Device *)FindName(&SysBase->DeviceList, name);
if (result != NULL)
RemDevice(result);
Permit();
}

INPUTS

device
pointer to a device node

SEE ALSO

AddLibrary()