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30.Dd July 30, 1998
31.Dt PTHREAD_MUTEX_UNLOCK 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm pthread_mutex_unlock
35.Nd unlock a mutex
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Fd #include <pthread.h>
38.Ft int
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39.Fo pthread_mutex_unlock
40.Fa "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
41.Fc
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42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43If the current thread holds the lock on
44.Fa mutex ,
45then the
46.Fn pthread_mutex_unlock
47function unlocks
48.Fa mutex .
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49.Pp
50Calling
51.Fn pthread_mutex_unlock
52with a
53.Fa mutex
54that the calling thread does not hold will result
55in undefined behavior.
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56.Sh RETURN VALUES
57If successful,
58.Fn pthread_mutex_unlock
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59will return zero.
60Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
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63will fail if:
64.Bl -tag -width Er
65.It Bq Er EINVAL
66The value specified by
67.Fa mutex
68is invalid.
69.It Bq Er EPERM
70The current thread does not hold a lock on
71.Fa mutex .
72.El
73.Sh SEE ALSO
74.Xr pthread_mutex_destroy 3 ,
75.Xr pthread_mutex_init 3 ,
76.Xr pthread_mutex_lock 3 ,
77.Xr pthread_mutex_trylock 3
78.Sh STANDARDS
79.Fn pthread_mutex_unlock
80conforms to
81.St -p1003.1-96 .