libssh2_channel_send_eof(3)

✨ libssh2_channel_send_eof ✨

okay bestie, so this one lives in the libssh2 manual, section 3, and it's all about telling the remote server "that's it, I'm done talking" 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

libssh2_channel_send_eof — send EOF to remote server

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <libssh2.h>

int
libssh2_channel_send_eof(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So basically, this function tells the remote host that no further data will be sent on the channel you specify. That's the whole vibe. 🫶

And the way that remote processes read this? They typically interpret it as a closed stdin descriptor — like you literally just closed the door on stdin and walked away. Main character exit, no notes. 🚪✨

💖 RETURN VALUE 💖

• Returns 0 on success — slay 🎉
• Returns a negative value on failure 😭
• Returns LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block.

ngl, LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, but it is not really a failure per se — it's giving "not right now bestie, try again later", not "everything is on fire". Don't panic. 🙈

💀 ERRORS 💀

• LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND — unable to send data on socket. (the socket said no. rude.) 😤

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• libssh2_channel_wait_eof(3)
• libssh2_channel_eof(3)

and that's the whole page fr fr 🧚‍♀️ this one's from libssh2 0.15, dated 1 Jun 2007 — yeah, it's been iconic for a minute. periodt. 👑💜