.\" $Id: libssh2_scp_recv.3,v 1.3 2009/03/17 10:34:27 bagder Exp $
.\"
.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_ex(3)

\fIpath\fP - Full path and filename of file to transfer. That is the remote
file name.

\fIsb\fP - Populated with remote file's size, mode, mtime, and atime

Request a file from the remote host via SCP.
.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_ex(3)
.BR libssh2_channel_open_ex(3)