libssh2_knownhost_readline3

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
int
libssh2_knownhost_readline(LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOSTS *hosts,
                           const char *line, size_t len, int type):

Overview

Tell libssh2 to read a buffer as it if is a line from a known hosts file.

line points to the start of the line

len is the length of the line in bytes

type specifies what file type it is, and LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_FILE_OPENSSH is the only currently supported format. This file is normally found named ~/.ssh/known_hosts

Return value

Returns a regular libssh2 error code, where negative values are error codes and 0 indicates success.