SHUTDOWN

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)
Updated: 24 July 1993
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NAME

shutdown - shut down part of a full-duplex connection  

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/socket.h>

int shutdown(int s, int how);  

DESCRIPTION

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

RETURN VALUE

On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.  

ERRORS

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

HISTORY

The shutdown function call appeared in BSD 4.2.  

SEE ALSO

connect(2), socket(2)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ERRORS
HISTORY
SEE ALSO

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