.\" Copyright (c) 1991 Regents of the University of California. .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" %sccs.include.redist.man% .\" .\" @(#)munmap.2 6.1 (Berkeley) 05/27/91 .\" .TH MUNMAP 2 "" .UC 7 .SH NAME munmap \- remove a mapping .SH SYNOPSIS .nf munmap(addr, len) .B caddr_t addr; .B int len; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .PP The \fImunmap\fP system call deletes the mappings for the specified address range, and causes further references to addresses within the range to generate invalid memory references. .SH "SEE ALSO" msync.2, munmap.2, mprotect.2, madvise.2, mincore.2