pthread_detach Syntax

int pthread_detach(pthread_t tid);

#include <pthread.h>

pthread_t tid;
int ret;

/* detach thread tid */
ret = pthread_detach(tid); 

The pthread_detach() function is used to indicate to your application that storage for the thread tid can be reclaimed when the thread terminates. Threads should be detached when they are no longer needed. If tid has not terminated, pthread_detach() does not cause the thread to terminate.