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).

       In   case   the   write   operation  would  block  and  non-blocking  mode  is  active  then  it  returns
       LIBSSH2_ERROR_AGAIN without setting the global session error (yes, that's quite ugly, but it is  how  the
       underlying libssh2 works).

   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.

   window_read
       Returns the number of bytes which the remote end may send without overflowing the window limit.

       In list context it also returns the number of bytes that are immediately available for read and the  size
       of the initial window.

   window_write
       Returns  the number of bytes which may be safely written on the channel without blocking. In list context
       it also returns the size of the initial window.

   receive_window_adjust (adjustment [, force])
       Adjust the channel receive window by the given "adjustment" bytes.

       If the amount to be adjusted is less than "LIBSSH2_CHANNEL_MINADJUST" and force is false  the  adjustment
       amount will be queued for a later packet.

       On success returns the new size of the receive window. On failure it returns undef.

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.

perl v5.22.1                                       2016-01-02                            Net::SSH2::Channel(3pm)