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1*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h2>thread_terminate</h2>
2*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<hr>
3*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p>
4*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Destroy a thread.
5*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
6*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<pre>
7*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t   thread_terminate</strong>
8*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions                <strong>(thread_act_t</strong>                     <var>target_thread</var><strong>);</strong>
9*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions</pre>
10*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
11*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dl>
12*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p>
13*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>target_thread</var>
14*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dd>
15*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions[in thread send right]
16*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsThe thread to be destroyed.
17*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions</dl>
18*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
19*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p>
20*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>thread_terminate</strong> function kills <var>target_thread</var>.
21*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
22*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p>
23*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply.
24*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
25*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p>
26*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions:
27*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<a href="task_terminate.html"><strong>task_terminate</strong></a>,
28*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<a href="task_threads.html"><strong>task_threads</strong></a>,
29*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_create.html"><strong>thread_create</strong></a>,
30*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_resume.html"><strong>thread_resume</strong></a>,
31*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<a href="thread_suspend.html"><strong>thread_suspend</strong></a>.
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