libssh2_channel_process_startup(3)

NAME
libssh2_channel_process_startup - request a shell on a channel

SYNOPSIS
#include <libssh2.h> int libssh2_channel_process_startup(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *request, unsigned int request_len, const char *message, unsigned int message_len); int libssh2_channel_shell(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel); int libssh2_channel_exec(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *message); int libssh2_channel_subsystem(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *message);

DESCRIPTION
channel - Active session channel instance. request - Type of process to startup. The SSH2 protocol currently defines shell, exec, and subsystem as standard process services. request_len - Length of request parameter. message - Request specific message data to include. message_len - Length of message parameter. Initiate a request on a session type channel such as returned by libssh2_channel_open_session(3)

RETURN VALUE
Return 0 on success or negative on failure. It returns LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, it isn't really a failure per se.

ERRORS
LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC - An internal memory allocation call failed. LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND - Unable to send data on socket. LIBSSH2_ERROR_CHANNEL_REQUEST_DENIED -

SEE ALSO
libssh2_channel_open_session(3)