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<h2><a name='sect0' href='#toc0'>Name</a></h2>
pthread_exit - terminate the calling thread 
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<h2><a name='sect1' href='#toc1'>Synopsis</a></h2>
<b>#include &lt;pthread.h&gt;</b>

<p> <b>void pthread_exit(void *</b><i>retval</i><b>);</b> 
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<h2><a name='sect2' href='#toc2'>Description</a></h2>
<b>pthread_exit</b> terminates the
execution of the calling thread. All cleanup handlers that have been set
for the calling thread with <a href='file:pthread_cleanup_push.html'><b>pthread_cleanup_push</b>(3)</a>
 are executed in reverse
order (the most recently pushed handler is executed first). Finalization
functions for thread-specific data are then called for all keys that have
non- <b>NULL</b> values associated with them in the calling thread (see <a href='file:pthread_key_create.html'><b>pthread_key_create</b>(3)</a>
).
Finally, execution of the calling thread is stopped. 
<p> The  <i>retval</i> argument
is the return value of the thread. It can be consulted from another thread
using  <a href='file:pthread_join.html'><b>pthread_join</b>(3)</a>
. 
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<h2><a name='sect3' href='#toc3'>Return Value</a></h2>
The  <b>pthread_exit</b> function never returns.

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<h2><a name='sect4' href='#toc4'>Author</a></h2>
Xavier Leroy &lt;Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr&gt; 
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<h2><a name='sect5' href='#toc5'>See Also</a></h2>
<a href='file:pthread_create.html'><b>pthread_create</b>(3)</a>
, <a href='file:pthread_join.html'><b>pthread_join</b>(3)</a>
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