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31.Dd July 28, 1998
32.Dt PTHREAD_COND_WAIT 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm pthread_cond_wait
36.Nd wait on a condition variable
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Fd #include <pthread.h>
39.Ft int
40.Fn pthread_cond_wait "pthread_cond_t *cond" "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Fn pthread_cond_wait
44function atomically blocks the current thread waiting on the condition
45variable specified by
46.Fa cond ,
47and unblocks the mutex specified by
48.Fa mutex .
49The waiting thread unblocks only after another thread calls
50.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 , or
51.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3
52with the same condition variable, and the current thread reaquires the lock
53on
54.Fa mutex .
55.Sh RETURN VALUES
56If successful, the
57.Fn pthread_cond_wait
58function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to
59indicate the error.
60.Sh ERRORS
61.Fn pthread_cond_wait
62will fail if:
63.Bl -tag -width Er
64.It Bq Er EINVAL
65The value specified by
66.Fa cond
67or the value specified by
68.Fa mutex
69is invalid.
70.El
71.Sh SEE ALSO
72.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3 ,
73.Xr pthread_cond_destroy 3 ,
74.Xr pthread_cond_init 3 ,
75.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
76.Xr pthread_cond_timedwait 3
77.Sh STANDARDS
78.Fn pthread_cond_wait
79conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1 ANSI/IEEE
80.Pq Dq Tn POSIX
81Std 1003.1 Second Edition 1996-07-12.
82