libssh2_session_free(3)

libssh2_session_free3

Frees resources associated with a session instance

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
int
libssh2_session_free(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session);

Overview

Frees all resources associated with a session instance. Typically called after libssh2_session_disconnect_ex(3)

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.

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.