man3/libssh2_sftp_init.3

   1 .\" $Id: libssh2_sftp_init.3,v 1.6 2007/06/13 16:41:33 jehousley Exp $
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   3 .TH libssh2_sftp_init 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
   4 .SH NAME
   5 libssh2_sftp_init -
   6 .SH SYNOPSIS
   7 #include <libssh2.h>
   8 #include <libssh2_sftp.h>
   9
  10 LIBSSH2_SFTP *
  11 libssh2_sftp_init(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session);
  12
  13 .SH DESCRIPTION
  14 \fIsession\fP - Session instance as returned by
  15 .BR libssh2_session_init(3)
  16
  17 Open a channel and initialize the SFTP subsystem. Although the SFTP subsystem
  18 operates over the same type of channel as those exported by the Channel API,
  19 the protocol itself implements its own unique binary packet protocol which
  20 must be managed with the libssh2_sftp_*() family of functions. When an SFTP
  21 session is complete, it must be destroyed using the
  22 .BR libssh2_sftp_shutdown(3)
  23 function.
  24 .SH RETURN VALUE
  25 A pointer to the newly allocated SFTP instance or NULL on failure.
  26 .SH ERRORS
  27 \fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP -  An internal memory allocation call failed.
  28
  29 \fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND\fP - Unable to send data on socket.
  30
  31 \fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT\fP -
  32
  33 \fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL\fP - An invalid SFTP protocol response was
  34 received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to be
  35 returned by the server.
  36
  37 \fILIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN\fP - Marked for non-blocking I/O but the call would block.
  38
  39 .SH SEE ALSO
  40 .BR libssh2_sftp_shutdown(3)
  41 .BR libssh2_sftp_open_ex(3)