32 Concurrency support library [thread]

32.4 Threads [thread.threads]

32.4.3 Class thread [thread.thread.class]

32.4.3.5 Assignment [thread.thread.assign]

thread& operator=(thread&& x) noexcept;
Effects: If joinable(), invokes terminate ([except.terminate]).
Otherwise, assigns the state of x to *this and sets x to a default constructed state.
Postconditions: x.get_id() == id() and get_id() returns the value of x.get_id() prior to the assignment.
Returns: *this.