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30.Dd July 28, 1998
31.Dt PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm pthread_cond_timedwait
35.Nd "wait on a condition variable for a specific amount of time"
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Fd #include <pthread.h>
38.Ft int
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39.Fo pthread_cond_timedwait
40.Fa "pthread_cond_t *restrict cond"
41.Fa "pthread_mutex_t *restrict mutex"
42.Fa "const struct timespec *restrict abstime"
43.Fc
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44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
47function atomically blocks the current thread waiting on the condition
48variable specified by
224c7076 49.Fa cond
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50and unblocks the mutex specified by
51.Fa mutex .
52The waiting thread unblocks only after another thread calls
53.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
54or
55.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3
56with the same condition variable, or if the system time reaches the
57time specified in
58.Fa abstime ,
59and the current thread reacquires the lock on
60.Fa mutex .
61.Sh RETURN VALUES
62If successful, the
63.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
64function will return zero.
224c7076 65Otherwise, an error number will be returned to
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66indicate the error.
67.Sh ERRORS
68.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
69will fail if:
70.Bl -tag -width Er
71.It Bq Er EINVAL
72The value specified by
73.Fa cond ,
74.Fa mutex
75or
76.Fa abstime
77is invalid.
78.It Bq Er ETIMEDOUT
79The system time has reached or exceeded the time specified in
80.Fa abstime .
81.El
82.Sh SEE ALSO
83.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3 ,
84.Xr pthread_cond_destroy 3 ,
85.Xr pthread_cond_init 3 ,
86.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
87.Xr pthread_cond_wait 3
88.Sh STANDARDS
89.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
90conforms to
91.St -p1003.1-96 .