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<H1>PTHREAD_DETACH</H1>
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Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2017-09-15<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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pthread_detach - detach a thread
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<PRE>
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<B>#include <<A HREF="file:///usr/include/pthread.h">pthread.h</A>></B>
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<B>int pthread_detach(pthread_t </B><I>thread</I><B>);</B>
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</PRE>
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Compile and link with <I>-pthread</I>.
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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The
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<B>pthread_detach</B>()
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function marks the thread identified by
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<I>thread</I>
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as detached.
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When a detached thread terminates,
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its resources are automatically released back to the system without
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the need for another thread to join with the terminated thread.
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<P>
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Attempting to detach an already detached thread results
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in unspecified behavior.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
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On success,
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<B>pthread_detach</B>()
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returns 0;
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on error, it returns an error number.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>ERRORS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><B>EINVAL</B>
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<DD>
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<I>thread</I>
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is not a joinable thread.
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<DT id="2"><B>ESRCH</B>
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<DD>
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No thread with the ID
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<I>thread</I>
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could be found.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>ATTRIBUTES</H2>
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For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+attributes">attributes</A></B>(7).
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<TABLE BORDER>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD><B>Interface</B></TD><TD><B>Attribute</B></TD><TD><B>Value</B><BR></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD>
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<B>pthread_detach</B>()
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</TD><TD>Thread safety</TD><TD>MT-Safe<BR></TD></TR>
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</TABLE>
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<P>
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
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POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H2>NOTES</H2>
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Once a thread has been detached, it can't be joined with
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_join">pthread_join</A></B>(3)
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or be made joinable again.
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<P>
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A new thread can be created in a detached state using
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_attr_setdetachstate">pthread_attr_setdetachstate</A></B>(3)
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to set the detached attribute of the
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<I>attr</I>
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argument of
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_create">pthread_create</A></B>(3).
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The detached attribute merely determines the behavior of the system
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when the thread terminates;
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it does not prevent the thread from being terminated
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if the process terminates using
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+exit">exit</A></B>(3)
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(or equivalently, if the main thread returns).
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<P>
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Either
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_join">pthread_join</A></B>(3)
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or
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<B>pthread_detach</B>()
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should be called for each thread that an application creates,
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so that system resources for the thread can be released.
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(But note that the resources of any threads for which one of these
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actions has not been done will be freed when the process terminates.)
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<H2>EXAMPLE</H2>
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The following statement detaches the calling thread:
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<P>
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<BR> pthread_detach(pthread_self());
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<A NAME="lbAK"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_attr_setdetachstate">pthread_attr_setdetachstate</A></B>(3),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_cancel">pthread_cancel</A></B>(3),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_create">pthread_create</A></B>(3),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_exit">pthread_exit</A></B>(3),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+pthread_join">pthread_join</A></B>(3),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+pthreads">pthreads</A></B>(7)
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<A NAME="lbAL"> </A>
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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This page is part of release 5.05 of the Linux
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<I>man-pages</I>
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project.
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A description of the project,
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information about reporting bugs,
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and the latest version of this page,
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can be found at
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<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.">https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.</A>
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
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<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAF">ERRORS</A><DD>
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<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAG">ATTRIBUTES</A><DD>
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<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAH">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
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<DT id="10"><A HREF="#lbAI">NOTES</A><DD>
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<DT id="11"><A HREF="#lbAJ">EXAMPLE</A><DD>
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<DT id="12"><A HREF="#lbAK">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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<DT id="13"><A HREF="#lbAL">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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</DL>
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