libssh2_session_flag(3)

libssh2_session_flag3

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Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
int
libssh2_session_flag(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, int flag, int value);

Overview

Set options for the created session. flag is the option to set, while value is typically set to 1 or 0 to enable or disable the option.

Flags

LIBSSH2_FLAG_SIGPIPE

If set, libssh2 will not attempt to block SIGPIPEs but will let them trigger from the underlying socket layer.

LIBSSH2_FLAG_COMPRESS

If set - before the connection negotiation is performed - libssh2 will try to negotiate compression enabling for this connection. By default libssh2 will not attempt to use compression.

Return value

Returns regular libssh2 error code.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7–12
  3. 13–Arch

Availability

This function has existed since the age of dawn. LIBSSH2_FLAG_COMPRESS was added in version 1.2.8.

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