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33.Dd April 4, 1996
34.Dt PTHREAD_DETACH 3
35.Os BSD 4
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm pthread_detach
38.Nd detach a thread
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.Fd #include <pthread.h>
41.Ft int
42.Fn pthread_detach "pthread_t thread"
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44The
45.Fn pthread_detach
46function is used to indicate to the implementation that storage for the
47thread
48.Fa thread
32.\"
33.Dd April 4, 1996
34.Dt PTHREAD_DETACH 3
35.Os BSD 4
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm pthread_detach
38.Nd detach a thread
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.Fd #include <pthread.h>
41.Ft int
42.Fn pthread_detach "pthread_t thread"
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44The
45.Fn pthread_detach
46function is used to indicate to the implementation that storage for the
47thread
48.Fa thread
49can be reclaimed when the thread terminates. If
49can be reclaimed when the thread terminates.
50If
50.Fa thread
51has not terminated,
52.Fn pthread_detach
51.Fa thread
52has not terminated,
53.Fn pthread_detach
53will not cause it to terminate. The effect of multiple
54will not cause it to terminate.
55The effect of multiple
54.Fn pthread_detach
55calls on the same target thread is unspecified.
56.Sh RETURN VALUES
57If successful, the
58.Fn pthread_detach
56.Fn pthread_detach
57calls on the same target thread is unspecified.
58.Sh RETURN VALUES
59If successful, the
60.Fn pthread_detach
59function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to
60indicate the error. Note that the function does not change the value
61of errno as it did for some drafts of the standard. These early drafts
62also passed a pointer to pthread_t as the argument. Beware!
61function will return zero.
62Otherwise an error number will be returned to
63indicate the error.
64Note that the function does not change the value
65of errno as it did for some drafts of the standard.
66These early drafts
67also passed a pointer to pthread_t as the argument.
68Beware!
63.Sh ERRORS
64.Fn pthread_detach
65will fail if:
66.Bl -tag -width Er
67.It Bq Er EINVAL
68The implementation has detected that the value specified by
69.Fa thread
70does not refer to a joinable thread.

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69.Sh ERRORS
70.Fn pthread_detach
71will fail if:
72.Bl -tag -width Er
73.It Bq Er EINVAL
74The implementation has detected that the value specified by
75.Fa thread
76does not refer to a joinable thread.

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