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.\" $Id: libssh2_scp_recv.3,v 1.1 2007/06/14 14:56:32 jehousley Exp $
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.TH libssh2_scp_recv 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
.SH NAME
libssh2_scp_recv - request a remote file via SCP
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <libssh2.h>
LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *
libssh2_scp_recv(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *path, struct stat *sb);
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIsession\fP - Session instance as returned by
.BR libssh2_session_init(3)
\fIpath\fP - Full path and filename of file to transfer
\fIsb\fP - Populated with remote file's size, mode, mtime, and atime
Request a file from the remote host via SCP. This
function acts as a wrapper calling
.BR libssh2_channel_open_session(3)
,
.BR libssh2_channel_exec(3)
, and negotiating rcp protocol handshakes.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Pointer to a newly allocated LIBSSH2_CHANNEL instance, or NULL on errors.
.SH ERRORS
\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP - An internal memory allocation call failed.
\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SCP_PROTOCOL\fP -
\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN\fP - Marked for non-blocking I/O but the call would block.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libssh2_session_init(3)
.BR libssh2_channel_open_session(3)
.BR libssh2_channel_exec(3)