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An Introduction to POSIX Threads - This article demystifies the POSIX thread interface

Getting Started with POSIX Threads - Introduction to POSIX threads with sample source available for download.

GNU Pth - Portable Threads: portable POSIX/ANSI-C library for Unix gives non-preemptive priority-based scheduling for multithreading in programs. All threads run in same address space

Introduction to Programming Threads - Introduces what threads are

LinuxThreads FAQ - Frequently asked questions about the kernel-level multi-threading library for Linux.

Multi-Threaded Programming with POSIX Threads - Attempts to show how the library's features can be used in "real-life" programs. It explains the different tools defined by the library

Multithreaded Programming with Pthreads - The complimentary site for the book with the same title.

Native POSIX Thread Library: NPTL - White paper describes actual implementation of thread library for which requirements are spelled out in a prior document. Many things are different. [Red Hat

Next Generation POSIX Threading: NGPT - Goals: solve problems of pthreads library on Linux; add M:N threading

POSIX Synchronous Wrappers - A set of C++ wrappers for posix synchronous entities such as pthread

POSIX Threads Explained - Part 1

POSIX Threads Explained - Part 2

POSIX Threads Explained - Part 3

POSIX Threads Tutorial - How to write parallel applications using POSIX threads. By Mark Hays.

Threads - The Single UNIX Specification (Version 2) standard for threads. Includes manual pages of all POSIX thread functions.

ThrillOS - Experimental 32-bit multitasking