docs/thread/mutex.md


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## mutex

thread.mutex()

creates a pthread_mutex

### mutex:lock

mutex:lock()

locks the mutex

### mutex:unlock

mutex:unlock()

you'll never guess what this one does (unlocks the mutex)

### mutex:free

mutex:free()

calls the __gc method