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1*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<h2>thread_terminate</h2>
2*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<hr>
3*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<p>
4*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Destroy a thread.
5*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
6*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<pre>
7*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t   thread_terminate</strong>
8*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions                <strong>(thread_act_t</strong>                     <var>target_thread</var><strong>);</strong>
9*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions</pre>
10*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
11*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<dl>
12*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<p>
13*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>target_thread</var>
14*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<dd>
15*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions[in thread send right]
16*1031c584SApple OSS DistributionsThe thread to be destroyed.
17*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions</dl>
18*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
19*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<p>
20*1031c584SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>thread_terminate</strong> function kills <var>target_thread</var>.
21*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
22*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<p>
23*1031c584SApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply.
24*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
25*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<p>
26*1031c584SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions:
27*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<a href="task_terminate.html"><strong>task_terminate</strong></a>,
28*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<a href="task_threads.html"><strong>task_threads</strong></a>,
29*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_create.html"><strong>thread_create</strong></a>,
30*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_resume.html"><strong>thread_resume</strong></a>,
31*1031c584SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_suspend.html"><strong>thread_suspend</strong></a>.
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