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.SH "NAME"
zmq_ctx_new \- create new 0MQ context
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBvoid *zmq_ctx_new ();\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fIzmq_ctx_new()\fR function creates a new 0MQ \fIcontext\fR\&.
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This function replaces the deprecated function \fBzmq_init\fR(3)\&.
.PP
\fBThread safety\fR. A 0MQ
\fIcontext\fR
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\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fIzmq_ctx_new()\fR function shall return an opaque handle to the newly created \fIcontext\fR if successful\&. Otherwise it shall return NULL and set \fIerrno\fR to one of the values defined below\&.
.SH "ERRORS"
.PP
\fBEMFILE\fR
.RS 4
The limit on the total number of open files has been reached and it wasn\(cqt possible to create a new context\&.
.RE
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\fBEMFILE\fR
.RS 4
The limit on the total number of open files in system has been reached and it wasn\(cqt possible to create a new context\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBzmq\fR(7) \fBzmq_ctx_set\fR(3) \fBzmq_ctx_get\fR(3) \fBzmq_ctx_term\fR(3)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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