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+.\" Copyright (C) 2000 Jason Evans <jasone@FreeBSD.org>.
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.Dd April 27, 2000
+.Dt PTHREAD_KILL 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm pthread_kill
+.Nd send a signal to a specified thread
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libpthread
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In pthread.h
+.In signal.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn pthread_kill "pthread_t thread" "int sig"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn pthread_kill
+function sends a signal, specified by
+.Fa sig ,
+to a thread, specified by
+.Fa thread .
+If
+.Fa sig
+is 0, error checking is performed, but no signal is actually sent.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+If successful,
+.Fn pthread_kill
+returns 0.
+Otherwise, an error number is returned.
+.Sh ERRORS
+The
+.Fn pthread_kill
+function will fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er ESRCH
+.Fa thread
+is an invalid thread ID.
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+.Fa sig
+is an invalid or unsupported signal number.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr kill 2 ,
+.Xr pthread_self 3 ,
+.Xr raise 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn pthread_kill
+function conforms to
+.St -p1003.1-96