libssh2_knownhost_writefile(3)

libssh2_knownhost_writefile3

Write a collection of known hosts to a file

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
int
libssh2_knownhost_writefile(LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOSTS *hosts,
                            const char *filename, int type);

Overview

Writes all the known hosts to the specified file using the specified file format.

filename specifies what filename to create

type specifies what file type it is, and LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_FILE_OPENSSH is the only currently supported format.

Return value

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

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 6.0–12
  2. 13–Arch

Availability

Added in libssh2 1.2

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