posix man page for pthread_self

PTHREAD_SELF(3P)					     POSIX Programmer's Manual						  PTHREAD_SELF(3P)

PROLOG
       This  manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
       ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME
       pthread_self -- get the calling thread ID

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pthread.h>

       pthread_t pthread_self(void);

DESCRIPTION
       The pthread_self() function shall return the thread ID of the calling thread.

RETURN VALUE
       The pthread_self() function shall always be successful and no return value is reserved to indicate an error.

ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
       None.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       The pthread_self() function provides a capability similar to the getpid() function for processes and the rationale is the  same:  the  cre-
       ation call does not provide the thread ID to the created thread.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       pthread_create(), pthread_equal()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <pthread.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
       ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C)  2013  by	the  Institute	of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Stan-
       dard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .

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/The Open Group						       2013							  PTHREAD_SELF(3P)