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.Dd April 4, 1996
.Dt PTHREAD_EQUAL 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_equal
.Nd compare thread IDs
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libpthread
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_equal "pthread_t t1" "pthread_t t2"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pthread_equal
function compares the thread IDs
.Fa t1
and
.Fa t2 .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn pthread_equal
function will return non-zero if the thread IDs
.Fa t1
and
.Fa t2
correspond to the same thread, otherwise it will return zero.
.Sh ERRORS
None.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_create 3 ,
.Xr pthread_exit 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn pthread_equal
function conforms to
.St -p1003.1-96 .