shutdown()

Shut down part of a full-duplex connection

Synopsis:

#include <sys/socket.h>

int shutdown( int s, 
              int how );

Library:

libsocket

Description:

The shutdown() call shuts down all or part of a full-duplex connection on the socket associated with s.

If how is:	The TCP/IP manager won't allow:
0	Further receives
1	Further sends
2	Further sends and receives

Returns:

0: Success.
-1: An error occurred (errno is set).

Errors:

EBADF: Invalid descriptor s.

Classification:

Standard Unix, POSIX 1003.1g (draft)

Safety:
Cancellation point	Yes
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	Yes

See also:

close(), connect(), socket()