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<h1>nng_mtx_free(3supp)</h1>
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<h2 id="_name">NAME</h2>
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<p>nng_mtx_free - free mutex</p>
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<pre class="pygments highlight"><code data-lang="c"><span></span><span class="tok-cp">#include</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/nng.h&gt;</span>
<span class="tok-cp">#include</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/supplemental/util/platform.h&gt;</span>

<span class="tok-kt">void</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-nf">nng_mtx_free</span><span class="tok-p">(</span><span class="tok-n">nng_mtx</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-o">*</span><span class="tok-n">mtx</span><span class="tok-p">);</span></code></pre>
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<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<p>The <code>nng_mtx_free()</code> function frees the mutex <em>mtx</em>.
The mutex must not be locked when this function is called.</p>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h2 id="_errors">ERRORS</h2>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h2 id="_see_also">SEE ALSO</h2>
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<p><a href="nng_mtx_alloc.3supp.html">nng_mtx_alloc(3supp)</a>,
<a href="nng.7.html">nng(7)</a></p>
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