---
name: "CreateMutexA"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "wine-doc"
version: "0.0.981018-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/CreateMutexA"
---

# CreateMutexA(3w)

CreateMutex32A (KERNEL32.166)

## NAME

CreateMutexA - CreateMutex32A   (KERNEL32.166)

## SYNOPSIS

**HANDLE32 CreateMutexA**\
 **(**\
\
 	**SECURITY\_ATTRIBUTES \*sa,**\
\
 	**BOOL32 owner,**\
\
 	**LPCSTR name**\
 **);**

## DESCRIPTION

CreateMutex32A   (KERNEL32.166).

## SEE ALSO

[CreateMutexW(3w)](/man/CreateMutexW/3w.md), [OpenMutexA(3w)](/man/OpenMutexA/3w.md), [OpenMutexW(3w)](/man/OpenMutexW/3w.md), [ReleaseMutex(3w)](/man/ReleaseMutex/3w.md)