PTHREAD_GETNAME_NP(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 				     PTHREAD_GETNAME_NP(3)

NAME

     pthread_getname_np -- get and set descriptive name of a thread

LIBRARY

     POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread.h>

     int
     pthread_getname_np(pthread_t thread, char *name, size_t len);

     int
     pthread_setname_np(pthread_t thread, const char *name, void *arg);

DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_getname_np() function obtains the descriptive name of a thread.  It takes the following arguments:

	   thread  The thread whose descriptive name will be obtained.

	   name    The buffer to be filled with the descriptive name of the thread.

	   len	   The size of the buffer name in bytes.

     The pthread_setname_np() function sets the descriptive name of a thread.  It takes the following arguments:

	   thread  The thread whose descriptive name will be set.

	   name    The printf(3) format string to be used to construct the descriptive name of the thread.  The resulted descriptive name should
		   be shorter than PTHREAD_MAX_NAMELEN_NP.

	   arg	   The printf(3) argument used with name.

RETURN VALUES

     Both functions return 0 on success.  Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.

COMPATIBILITY

     Both functions are non-standard extensions.

ERRORS

     Both functions may fail if:

     [EINVAL]		Invalid parameter.

     [ESRCH]		Non-existent thread.

     The pthread_setname_np() function may also fail if:

     [ENOMEM]		There was insufficient memory for the operation.

SEE ALSO

     pthread_attr_get_np(3), pthread_attr_getname_np(3)

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								   July 9, 2010 							       BSD