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.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_mutex_destroy.3,v 1.11 2002/09/16 19:29:28 mini Exp $
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.Dd January 30, 2003
.Dt PTHREAD_MUTEX_DESTROY 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_mutex_destroy
.Nd free resources allocated for a mutex
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libpthread
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
function frees the resources allocated for
.Fa mutex .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful,
.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
will return zero, otherwise an error number will be returned to
indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
may fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EBUSY
.Fa Mutex
is locked by another thread.
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The value specified by
.Fa mutex
is invalid.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_mutex_init 3 ,
.Xr pthread_mutex_lock 3 ,
.Xr pthread_mutex_trylock 3 ,
.Xr pthread_mutex_unlock 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn pthread_mutex_destroy
conforms to
.St -p1003.1-96 .