Subj : creating a pthread To : comp.programming.threads From : JS Date : Thu Mar 17 2005 09:40 pm I have an incomplete pthread_create function that looks like this: pthread_create(pthread * thread, pthread_attr_t *attr, void * (*start_routine)(void *), void *arg){ } The third parameter is where my new thread will start to execute: void * start_routine(void *param){ } my questions is: Will the fourth parameter (void * arg) be the parameter send to the start_routine function?? JS .