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NAME
       pthread_self - get the calling thread ID


SYNOPSIS
       #include <pthread.h>

       pthread_t pthread_self(void);


DESCRIPTION
       The pthread_self() function shall return the thread ID of the calling thread.


RETURN VALUE
       Refer to the DESCRIPTION.


ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The pthread_self() function shall not return an error code of [EINTR].

       The following sections are informative.


EXAMPLES
       None.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


RATIONALE
       The  pthread_self() function provides a capability similar to the getpid() function for processes and the
       rationale is the same: the creation call does not provide the thread ID to the created thread.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       pthread_create() , pthread_equal() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <pthread.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition,
       Standard  for  Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
       Inc  and  The  Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard  is  the  referee  document.  The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .