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+.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved 
+.TH "PTHREAD_KILL" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
+.\" pthread_kill 
+.SH NAME
+pthread_kill \- send a signal to a thread
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+\fB#include <signal.h>
+.br
+.sp
+int pthread_kill(pthread_t\fP \fIthread\fP\fB, int\fP \fIsig\fP\fB);
+\fP
+\fB
+.br
+\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fIpthread_kill\fP() function shall request that a signal be delivered
+to the specified thread.
+.LP
+As in \fIkill\fP(), if \fIsig\fP is zero, error checking shall be
+performed but no signal
+shall actually be sent.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.LP
+Upon successful completion, the function shall return a value of zero.
+Otherwise, the function shall return an error number. If
+the \fIpthread_kill\fP() function fails, no signal shall be sent.
+.SH ERRORS
+.LP
+The \fIpthread_kill\fP() function shall fail if:
+.TP 7
+.B ESRCH
+No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given
+thread ID.
+.TP 7
+.B EINVAL
+The value of the \fIsig\fP argument is an invalid or unsupported signal
+number.
+.sp
+.LP
+The \fIpthread_kill\fP() function shall not return an error code of
+[EINTR].
+.LP
+\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+.LP
+The \fIpthread_kill\fP() function provides a mechanism for asynchronously
+directing a signal at a thread in the calling
+process. This could be used, for example, by one thread to affect
+broadcast delivery of a signal to a set of threads.
+.LP
+Note that \fIpthread_kill\fP() only causes the signal to be handled
+in the context of the given thread; the signal action
+(termination or stopping) affects the process as a whole.
+.SH RATIONALE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+.LP
+None.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+\fIkill\fP() , \fIpthread_self\fP() , \fIraise\fP() , the Base Definitions
+volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<signal.h>\fP
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
+from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
+-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
+Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
+Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
+event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
+The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
+is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
+http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .