NAME

pthread_self - get the calling thread's ID

LIBRARY

POSIX Thread Library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS



pthread_t pthread_self(void)

DESCRIPTION

The pthread_self() function returns the thread ID of the calling thread.

RETURN VALUES

The pthread_self() function returns the thread ID of the calling thread.

ERRORS

None.

SEE ALSO

pthread_create(3), pthread_equal(3)

STANDARDS

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