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58 .Nd send a signal to a specified thread
65 .Fn pthread_kill "pthread_t thread" "int sig"
69 function sends a signal, specified by
71 to a thread, specified by
73 The signal will be handled in the context of
75 but the signal action may alter the process as a whole.
78 is 0, error checking is performed, but no signal is actually sent.
83 Otherwise, an error number is returned.
90 is an invalid or unsupported signal number.
93 is an invalid thread ID.