.TH "al_create_mutex(3alleg5) Allegro reference manual" "" "" "" ""
.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[]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Create the mutex object (a mutual exclusion device).
The mutex may or may not support "recursive" locking.
.PP
Returns the mutex on success or \f[C]NULL\f[] on error.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
al_create_mutex_recursive(3alleg5).