SHUTDOWN

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BSD 4.2  

NAME

shutdown - shut down part of a full-duplex connection  

SYNOPSIS

Fd #include <sys/socket.h> Ft int Fn shutdown int s int how  

DESCRIPTION

The Fn shutdown call causes all or part of a full-duplex connection on the socket associated with Fa s to be shut down. If Fa how is 0, further receives will be disallowed. If Fa how is 1, further sends will be disallowed. If Fa how is 2, further sends and receives will be disallowed.  

DIAGNOSTICS

A 0 is returned if the call succeeds, -1 if it fails.  

ERRORS

The call succeeds unless:

Bq Er EBADF
Fa S is not a valid descriptor.
Bq Er ENOTSOCK
Fa S is a file, not a socket.
Bq Er ENOTCONN
The specified socket is not connected.

 

SEE ALSO

connect(2), socket(2)  

HISTORY

The Fn shutdown function call appeared in BSD 4.2


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
DIAGNOSTICS
ERRORS
SEE ALSO
HISTORY

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