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NAME

     pthread_mutex_destroy -- free resources allocated for a mutex


LIBRARY

     POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread.h>

     int
     pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);


DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_mutex_destroy() function frees the resources allocated for
     mutex.


RETURN VALUES

     If successful, pthread_mutex_destroy() will return zero, otherwise an
     error number will be returned to indicate the error.


ERRORS

     pthread_mutex_destroy() may fail if:

     [EBUSY]            Mutex is locked by another thread.

     [EINVAL]           The value specified by mutex is invalid.


SEE ALSO

     pthread_mutex_init(3), pthread_mutex_lock(3), pthread_mutex_trylock(3),
     pthread_mutex_unlock(3)


STANDARDS

     pthread_mutex_destroy() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'').

NetBSD 5.0.1                   January 30, 2003                   NetBSD 5.0.1