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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
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40.Fo pthread_cond_wait
41.Fa "pthread_cond_t *restrict cond"
42.Fa "pthread_mutex_t *restrict mutex"
43.Fc
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44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Fn pthread_cond_wait
47function atomically unlocks the
48.Fa mutex
49argument and waits on the
50.Fa cond
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51argument. Before returning control to the calling function,
52.Fn pthread_cond_wait
53re-acquires the
54.Fa mutex.
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55.Sh RETURN VALUES
56If successful, the
57.Fn pthread_cond_wait
58function will return zero.
224c7076 59Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
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60.Sh ERRORS
61.Fn pthread_cond_wait
62will fail if:
63.Bl -tag -width Er
64.It Bq Er EINVAL
65The value specified by
66.Fa cond
67or the value specified by
68.Fa mutex
69is invalid.
70.El
71.Sh SEE ALSO
72.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3 ,
73.Xr pthread_cond_destroy 3 ,
74.Xr pthread_cond_init 3 ,
75.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
76.Xr pthread_cond_timedwait 3
77.Sh STANDARDS
78.Fn pthread_cond_wait
79conforms to
80.St -p1003.1-96 .