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30.Dd July 29, 1998
31.Dt PTHREAD_MUTEX_DESTROY 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm pthread_mutex_destroy
35.Nd free resources allocated for a mutex
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Fd #include <pthread.h>
38.Ft int
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39.Fo pthread_mutex_destroy
40.Fa "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
41.Fc
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42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43The
44.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
45function frees the resources allocated for
46.Fa mutex .
47.Sh RETURN VALUES
48If successful,
49.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
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50will return zero.
51Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
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52.Sh ERRORS
53.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
54will fail if:
55.Bl -tag -width Er
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56.It Bq Er EBUSY
57.Fa Mutex
34e8f829 58is locked by a thread.
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59.It Bq Er EINVAL
60The value specified by
61.Fa mutex
62is invalid.
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63.El
64.Sh SEE ALSO
65.Xr pthread_mutex_init 3 ,
66.Xr pthread_mutex_lock 3 ,
67.Xr pthread_mutex_trylock 3 ,
68.Xr pthread_mutex_unlock 3
69.Sh STANDARDS
70.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
71conforms to
72.St -p1003.1-96 .