PTHREAD_DETACH(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PTHREAD_DETACH(3)NAME
pthread_detach — detach a thread
LIBRARY
POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
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 the thread ter‐
minates. 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, the pthread_detach() function will return zero. Other‐
wise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
ERRORSpthread_detach() shall fail if:
[EINVAL] The value specified by thread does not refer to a
joinable thread.
[ESRCH] No thread could be found corresponding to that speci‐
fied by the given thread ID, thread.
SEE ALSOpthread_join(3)STANDARDS
The function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).
BSD July 9, 2010 BSD