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+.Dd July 28, 1998
+.Dt PTHREAD_COND_WAIT 3
+.Os BSD 4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm pthread_cond_wait
+.Nd wait on a condition variable
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <pthread.h>
+.Ft int
+.Fn pthread_cond_wait "pthread_cond_t *cond" "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn pthread_cond_wait
+function atomically blocks the current thread waiting on the condition
+variable specified by
+.Fa cond ,
+and unblocks the mutex specified by
+.Fa mutex .
+The waiting thread unblocks only after another thread calls
+.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 , or
+.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3
+with the same condition variable, and the current thread reaquires the lock
+on
+.Fa mutex .
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+If successful, the
+.Fn pthread_cond_wait
+function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to
+indicate the error.
+.Sh ERRORS
+.Fn pthread_cond_wait
+will fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+The value specified by
+.Fa cond
+or the value specified by
+.Fa attr
+is invalid.
+.El
+.Pp
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr pthread_cond_init 3 ,
+.Xr pthread_cond_destroy 3 ,
+.Xr pthread_cond_timedwait 3 ,
+.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
+.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+.Fn pthread_cond_wait
+is expected to conform to IEEE
+.Pq Dq Tn POSIX
+Std 1003.1c when it is published.
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