pthread_detach(3P)

NAME
     pthread_detach - detach a thread

C SYNOPSIS
     #include <pthread.h>

     int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);

DESCRIPTION
     The pthread_detach() function causes the thread identified by thread to
     be detached.  This means that storage created by the library on behalf of
     the thread will be reclaimed when the thread terminates.  A detached
     thread cannot be the target of pthread_join().

     A thread can be created in detached state using
     pthread_attr_setdetachstate().  It can also be implicitly detached using
     pthread_join().

DIAGNOSTICS
     On success pthread_detach() returns zero; otherwise an error number is
     returned:

     [ESRCH]        The thread parameter does not identify a thread.

     [EINVAL]       The thread identified by thread is already detached.

SEE ALSO
     pthread_join(3P), pthread_attr_setdetachstate(3P).