pthread_detach(2)                                     pthread_detach(2)

  pthread_detach()

  NAME

    pthread_detach() - detach a thread

  SYNOPSIS

    #include 

    int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);

  DESCRIPTION

    The pthread_detach(2) function causes the storage for the thread
    referenced by the thread argument to be reclaimed when the thread
    terminates. Calling the pthread_detach() function does not cause the
    thread to terminate if the thread has not done so already.

  RETURN VALUES

    On success, the function returns 0; otherwise, an error code is returned.

  ERRORS

    The pthread_detach() function can fail for the following reasons:

    [EINVAL]
        The thread argument does not identify a joinable thread.

    [ESRCH]
        The thread argument does not identify an existing thread.

    This function does not return [EINTR].

  NOTES

    For every thread that is created, the application should call
    pthread_detach(2) or the pthread_join(2) function to ensure that storage
    for the thread is reclaimed.

  SEE ALSO

    pthread_create(2)

    pthread_exit(2)

    pthread_join(2)

  USAGE NOTES

    The pthread_detach function is thread safe.

    The pthread_detach function is not async-signal safe.