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)

libssh2 1.11.0                                     10 Apr 2023          libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex(3)