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31.Dd November 5, 2001
32.Dt PTHREAD_COND_WAIT 3
33.Os Darwin
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm pthread_cond_wait
36.Nd wait on a condition variable
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Fd #include <pthread.h>
39.Ft int
40.Fn pthread_cond_wait "pthread_cond_t *cond" "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Fn pthread_cond_wait
44function atomically unlocks the
45.Fa mutex
46argument and waits on the
47.Fa cond
48argument.
49.Sh RETURN VALUES
50If successful, the
51.Fn pthread_cond_wait
52function will return zero.
53Otherwise an error number will be returned to
54indicate the error.
55.Sh ERRORS
56.Fn pthread_cond_wait
57will fail if:
58.Bl -tag -width Er
59.It Bq Er EINVAL
60The value specified by
61.Fa cond
62or the value specified by
63.Fa mutex
64is invalid.
65.El
66.Sh SEE ALSO
67.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3 ,
68.Xr pthread_cond_destroy 3 ,
69.Xr pthread_cond_init 3 ,
70.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
71.Xr pthread_cond_timedwait 3
72.Sh STANDARDS
73.Fn pthread_cond_wait
74conforms to
75.St -p1003.1-96 .