PTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT(3P)	   POSIX Programmer's Manual	PTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT(3P)



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NAME
       pthread_mutex_init -- destroy and initialize a mutex

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pthread.h>

       int pthread_mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t *restrict mutex,
	   const pthread_mutexattr_t *restrict attr);
       pthread_mutex_t mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;

DESCRIPTION
       Refer to pthread_mutex_destroy().

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