NAME

       Net::SSH2::Channel - SSH 2 channel object

DESCRIPTION

       A channel object is created by the Net::SSH2 "channel" method.  As well as being an
       object, it is also a tied filehandle.  The Net::SSH2 "poll" method can be used to check
       for read/write availability and other conditions.

   setenv ( key, value ... )
       Sets remote environment variables.  Note that most implementations do not allow
       environment variables to be freely set.  Pass in a list of keys and values with the values
       to set.  Returns the number of successful sets.

   blocking ( flag )
       Enable or disable blocking.  Note that this is currently implemented in libssh2 by setting
       a per-session flag; it's equivalent to Net::SSH2::blocking.

   eof
       Returns true if the remote server sent an EOF.

   send_eof
       Send an EOF to the remote.  After an EOF has been sent, no more data may be sent; the
       connection should be closed.

   close
       Close the channel (happens automatically on object destruction).

   wait_closed
       Wait for a remote close event.  Must have already seen remote EOF.

   exit_status
       Returns the channel's program exit status.

   pty ( terminal [, modes [, width [, height ]]] )
       Request a terminal on a channel.  If provided, "width" and "height" are the width and
       height in characters (defaults to 80x24); if negative their absolute values specify width
       and height in pixels.

   pty_size ( width, height )
       Request a terminal size change on a channel. "width" and "height" are the width and height
       in characters; if negative their absolute values specify width and height in pixels.

   process ( request, message )
       Start a process on the channel.  See also shell, exec, subsystem.

   shell
       Start a shell on the remote host; calls process("shell").

   exec ( command )
       Execute the command on the remote host; calls process("exec", command).  Note that only
       one of these requests can succeed per channel (cp.  "exec" in perlfunc); if you want to
       run a series of commands, consider using shell instead.

   subsystem ( name )
       Run subsystem on the remote host; calls process("subsystem", command).

   ext_data ( mode )
       Set extended data handling mode:

       normal (default)
           Keep data in separate channels; stderr is read separately.

       ignore
           Ignore all extended data.

       merge
           Merge into the regular channel.

   read ( buffer, size [, ext ] )
       Attempts to read size bytes into the buffer.  Returns number of bytes read, undef on
       failure.  If ext is present and set, reads from the extended data channel (stderr).

   write ( buffer [, ext ] )
       Attempts to write the buffer to the channel.  Returns number of bytes written, undef on
       failure.  If ext is present and set, writes to the extended data channel (stderr).

   flush ( [ ext ] )
       Flushes the channel; if ext is present and set, flushes extended data channel.  Returns
       number of bytes flushed, undef on error.

   exit_signal
       Returns the exit signal of the command executed on the channel. Requires libssh 1.2.8 or
       higher.

SEE ALSO

       Net::SSH2.

AUTHOR

       David B. Robins, <dbrobins@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 by David B. Robins; all rights reserved.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.0 or, at your option, any later version of
       Perl 5 you may have available.