libssh2_channel_free(3)

💖 libssh2_channel_free(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the libssh2 manual, section 3 — yes we're literally in the library docs rn and this one is a lil cleanup queen 👑

✨ NAME ✨

libssh2_channel_free — free all resources associated with a channel 🧹✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <libssh2.h>

int
libssh2_channel_free(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like, the one argument here is:

• channel — the Channel stream to free. that's the thing we're yeeting. 💅

This function releases all resources associated with a channel stream. Like, every last one. It's giving "we're done here, pack it up, thank u next." 🎀

AND — here's the part that's actually so thoughtful of it — if the channel has not yet been closed with libssh2_channel_close(3), then that close call gets called automatically. Why? so the remote end can know it's safe to free its own resources too. it's not just cleaning up your side, it's being polite to the other side of the connection. mutual respect fr fr 🫶

no cap: this means you don't have to manually close before freeing — but the close is happening either way, so don't be out here assuming the remote end never hears about it. 😭

💀 RETURN VALUE 💀

• 0 on success 🎉
• negative on failure 🙈

It returns LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. and here's the plot twist, bestie: while LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number... it is not really a failure per se. it's not a fail, it's a "not right now, come back later" vibe check. do NOT treat it like an L. 👑

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• libssh2_channel_close(3)

that's the whole page, iconic behavior honestly. this was the libssh2 manual, libssh2 0.15, dated 1 Jun 2007 — yes she's vintage, she's been serving since '07 and she still ate 💖 mwah, go free your channels responsibly, bestie 🎀✨🦋