NAME

       libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex  -  Tunnel  a  UNIX socket connection through an SSH
       session

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libssh2.h>

       LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *
       libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session,
                                             const char *socket_path,
                                             const char *shost, int sport);

DESCRIPTION

       session - Session instance as returned by libssh2_session_init_ex(3)

       socket_path - UNIX socket to connect to using the SSH host as a proxy.

       shost - Host to tell the SSH server the connection originated on.

       sport - Port to tell the SSH server the connection originated from.

       Tunnel a UNIX socket connection through the SSH transport via the remote host to  a  third
       party.  Communication  from  the client to the SSH server remains encrypted, communication
       from the server to the 3rd party host travels in cleartext.

RETURN VALUE

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

ERRORS

       LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC -  An internal memory allocation call failed.

SEE ALSO

       libssh2_session_init_ex(3)