PTHREAD_DETACH(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | PTHREAD_DETACH(3) |
NAME
pthread_detach - detach a threadSYNOPSIS
#include<pthread.h>
int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);
Compile and link with -pthread.
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_detach() function marks the thread identified by thread as detached. When a detached thread terminates, its resources are automatically released back to the system without the need for another thread to join with the terminated thread.RETURN VALUE
On success, pthread_detach() returns 0; on error, it returns an error number.ERRORS
- EINVAL
- thread is not a joinable thread.
- ESRCH
- No thread with the ID thread could be found.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001.NOTES
Once a thread has been detached, it can't be joined with pthread_join(3) or be made joinable again.EXAMPLE
The following statement detaches the calling thread:pthread_detach(pthread_self());
SEE ALSO
pthread_attr_setdetachstate(3), pthread_cancel(3), pthread_create(3), pthread_exit(3), pthread_join(3), pthreads(7)COLOPHON
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