pthread_detach(3P)					    pthread_detach(3P)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     pthread_detach - detach a thread

C SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <pthread.h>

     int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pthread_detach() function causes the thread identified	by thread to
     be	detached.  This	means that storage created by the library on behalf of
     the thread	will be	reclaimed when the thread terminates.  A detached
     thread cannot be the target of pthread_join().

     A thread can be created in	detached state using
     pthread_attr_setdetachstate().  It	can also be implicitly detached	using
     pthread_join().

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     On	success	pthread_detach() returns zero; otherwise an error number is
     returned:

     [ESRCH]	    The	thread parameter does not identify a thread.

     [EINVAL]	    The	thread identified by thread is already detached.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     pthread_join(3P), pthread_attr_setdetachstate(3P).


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