zmq_ctx_new(3)
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NAME
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zmq_ctx_new - create new 0MQ context


SYNOPSIS
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*void *zmq_ctx_new ();*


DESCRIPTION
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The _zmq_ctx_new()_ function creates a new 0MQ 'context'.

This function replaces the deprecated function linkzmq:zmq_init[3].

.Thread safety
A 0MQ 'context' is thread safe and may be shared among as many application
threads as necessary, without any additional locking required on the part of
the caller.


RETURN VALUE
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The _zmq_ctx_new()_ function shall return an opaque handle to the newly created
'context' if successful. Otherwise it shall return NULL and set 'errno' to one
of the values defined below.


ERRORS
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*EMFILE*::
The limit on the total number of open files has been reached and it
wasn't possible to create a new context.
*EMFILE*::
The limit on the total number of open files in system has been reached
and it wasn't possible to create a new context.


SEE ALSO
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linkzmq:zmq[7]
linkzmq:zmq_ctx_set[3]
linkzmq:zmq_ctx_get[3]
linkzmq:zmq_ctx_term[3]


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