initial import

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http://www.informit.com/store/programming-with-posix-threads-9780201633924

thread.c

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+/*
+ * thread.c
+ *
+ * Demonstrate a simple thread that writes to stdout while the
+ * initial thread is blocked in a read from stdin.
+ */
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+/*
+ * Thread start routine that writes a message.
+ */
+void *writer_thread (void *arg)
+{
+    sleep (5);
+    printf ("Thread I/O\n");
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    pthread_t   writer_id;
+    char        *input, buffer[64];
+
+    pthread_create (&writer_id, NULL, writer_thread, NULL);
+    input = fgets (buffer, 64, stdin);
+    if (input != NULL)
+        printf ("You said %s", buffer);
+    pthread_exit (NULL);
+    return 0;
+}