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Standard C Library Functions                   pthread_detach(3C)



NAME
     pthread_detach - detach a thread

SYNOPSIS
     cc -mt [ flag... ] file... -lpthread [ library... ]
     #include 

     int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);


DESCRIPTION
     The pthread_detach() function is used  to  indicate  to  the
     implementation  that  storage  for  the thread thread can be
     reclaimed when  that  thread  terminates.  In  other  words,
     pthread_detach()  dynamically resets the  detachstate attri-
     bute of the thread to PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED. After a  suc-
     cessful  call to this function, it would not be necessary to
     reclaim    the    thread    using     pthread_join().    See
     pthread_join(3C).    If    thread    has   not   terminated,
     pthread_detach() will not cause it to terminate. The  effect
     of multiple pthread_detach() calls on the same target thread
     is unspecified.

RETURN VALUES
     If successful, pthread_detach() returns   0.  Otherwise,  an
     error number is returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS
     The  pthread_detach() function will fail if:

     EINVAL    The implementation has  detected  that  the  value
               specified  by  thread does not refer to a joinable
               thread.


     ESRCH     No thread could be  found  corresponding  to  that
               specified by the given thread  ID.


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:













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Standard C Library Functions                   pthread_detach(3C)



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    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
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    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
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    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
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    | Standard                    | See standards(5).           |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     pthread_create(3C), pthread_join(3C),  attributes(5),  stan-
     dards(5)









































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