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1*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h2>thread_terminate</h2>
2*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<hr>
3*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p>
4*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Destroy a thread.
5*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
6*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<pre>
7*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t   thread_terminate</strong>
8*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions                <strong>(thread_act_t</strong>                     <var>target_thread</var><strong>);</strong>
9*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions</pre>
10*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
11*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dl>
12*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p>
13*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>target_thread</var>
14*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dd>
15*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions[in thread send right]
16*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsThe thread to be destroyed.
17*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions</dl>
18*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
19*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p>
20*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>thread_terminate</strong> function kills <var>target_thread</var>.
21*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
22*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p>
23*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply.
24*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
25*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p>
26*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions:
27*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<a href="task_terminate.html"><strong>task_terminate</strong></a>,
28*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<a href="task_threads.html"><strong>task_threads</strong></a>,
29*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_create.html"><strong>thread_create</strong></a>,
30*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_resume.html"><strong>thread_resume</strong></a>,
31*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_suspend.html"><strong>thread_suspend</strong></a>.
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