libssh2_channel_forward_cancel(3)

libssh2_channel_forward_cancel3

Cancel a forwarded tcp port

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
int
libssh2_channel_forward_cancel(LIBSSH2_LISTENER *listener);

Overview

listener - Forwarding listener instance as returned by libssh2_channel_forward_listen_ex(3)

Instruct the remote host to stop listening for new connections on a previously requested host/port.

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 is not 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.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7–12
  4. 13–Arch

From libssh2 1.11.1-7 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.