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libssh2_channel_open_ex (3ssh2)

Name

libssh2_channel_open_ex - establish a generic session channel

Synopsis

#include <libssh2.h>

LIBSSH2_CHANNEL   *  libssh2_channel_open_ex(LIBSSH2_SESSION  *session,
const char *channel_type, unsigned int channel_type_len,  unsigned  int
window_size,  unsigned  int  packet_size, const char *message, unsigned
int message_len);

LIBSSH2_CHANNEL * libssh2_channel_open_session(session);

Description

libssh2 manual                                  libssh2_channel_open_ex(3ssh2)



NAME
       libssh2_channel_open_ex - establish a generic session channel

SYNOPSIS
       #include <libssh2.h>

       LIBSSH2_CHANNEL   *  libssh2_channel_open_ex(LIBSSH2_SESSION  *session,
       const char *channel_type, unsigned int channel_type_len,  unsigned  int
       window_size,  unsigned  int  packet_size, const char *message, unsigned
       int message_len);

       LIBSSH2_CHANNEL * libssh2_channel_open_session(session);


DESCRIPTION
       session - Session instance as returned by libssh2_session_init_ex(3)

       channel_type - Channel type to open. Typically one of session,  direct-
       tcpip, or tcpip-forward. The SSH2 protocol allowed for additional types
       including local, custom channel types.

       channel_type_len - Length of channel_type

       window_size - Maximum amount of  unacknowledged  data  remote  host  is
       allowed  to  send  before  receiving  an  SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_WINDOW_ADJUST
       packet.

       packet_size - Maximum number of bytes remote host is allowed to send in
       a single SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_DATA or SSG_MSG_CHANNEL_EXTENDED_DATA packet.

       message - Additional data as required by the selected channel_type.

       message_len - Length of message parameter.

       Allocate a new channel for exchanging data with the server. This method
       is  typically  called  through  its   macroized   form:   libssh2_chan-
       nel_open_session(3)  or  via  libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip(3)  or  lib-
       ssh2_channel_forward_listen(3)


RETURN VALUE
       Pointer to a newly  allocated  LIBSSH2_CHANNEL  instance,  or  NULL  on
       errors.


ERRORS
       LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC -  An internal memory allocation call failed.

       LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND - Unable to send data on socket.

       LIBSSH2_ERROR_CHANNEL_FAILURE -

       LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN  -  Marked for non-blocking I/O but the call would
       block.



ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Availability   | library/libssh2  |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Stability      | Uncommitted      |
       +---------------+------------------+

SEE ALSO
       Add related functions



NOTES
       Source code for open source software components in Oracle  Solaris  can
       be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
       code-downloads.html.

       This    software    was    built    from    source     available     at
       https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland.    The  original  community
       source  was  downloaded   from    https://www.libssh2.org/download/lib-
       ssh2-1.10.0.tar.gz.

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at https://www.libssh2.org/.



libssh2 0.15                      1 Jun 2007
                                                libssh2_channel_open_ex(3ssh2)