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_channel_open_session(3)    or    via   libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip(3)   or
       libssh2_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.

SEE ALSO

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