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PTHREAD_COND_WAIT(3)     BSD Library Functions Manual     PTHREAD_COND_WAIT(3)

NAME
     pthread_cond_wait -- wait on a condition variable

SYNOPSIS
     #include <pthread.h>

     int
     pthread_cond_wait(pthread_cond_t *restrict cond, pthread_mutex_t *restrict mutex);

DESCRIPTION
     The pthread_cond_wait() function atomically unlocks the mutex argument and waits on the cond argument.

RETURN VALUES
     If successful, the pthread_cond_wait() function will return zero.  Otherwise, an error number will be
     returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS
     pthread_cond_wait() will fail if:

     [EINVAL]           The value specified by cond or the value specified by mutex is invalid.

SEE ALSO
     pthread_cond_broadcast(3), pthread_cond_destroy(3), pthread_cond_init(3), pthread_cond_signal(3),
     pthread_cond_timedwait(3)

STANDARDS
     pthread_cond_wait() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'').

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