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.TH "al_create_mutex" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
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.SH NAME
.PP
al_create_mutex - Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

ALLEGRO_MUTEX *al_create_mutex(void)
\f[R]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Create the mutex object (a mutual exclusion device).
The mutex may or may not support \[lq]recursive\[rq] locking.
.PP
Returns the mutex on success or \f[V]NULL\f[R] on error.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
al_create_mutex_recursive(3alleg5).