osx man page for pthread_kill

Query: pthread_kill

OS: osx

Section: 2

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PTHREAD_KILL(2) 					      BSD System Calls Manual						   PTHREAD_KILL(2)

NAME
pthread_kill -- send a signal to a specified thread
SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h> int pthread_kill(pthread_t thread, int sig);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_kill() function sends a signal, specified by sig, to a thread, specified by thread. If sig is 0, error checking is performed, but no signal is actually sent.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, pthread_kill() returns 0. Otherwise, an error number is returned.
ERRORS
pthread_kill() will fail if: [EINVAL] sig is an invalid or unsupported signal number. [ESRCH] thread is an invalid thread ID.
LEGACY SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> #include <signal.h> The include file <pthread.h> is necessary.
SEE ALSO
kill(2), pthread_self(3), raise(3), compat(5)
STANDARDS
pthread_kill() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'')
BSD
Feb 05, 2002 BSD
Related Man Pages
pthread_kill(3c) - opensolaris
pthread_kill(3) - debian
pthread_kill(3) - suse
pthread_kill(3) - minix
pthread_kill(3) - bsd
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