#include <pthread.h>

void * thread_function (void *thread_arg) {
/* Do work here... */
  return NULL;
}

int main (int argc, char * argv[]) {
  pthread_attr_t attr;
  pthread_t thread;

  pthread_attr_init (&attr);
  pthread_attr_setdetachstate (&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
  pthread_create (&thread, &attr, &thread_function, NULL);
  pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);

/* Do work here... */

/* No need to join the second thread. */
  return 0;
}