.\" $Id: libssh2_channel_request_pty_ex.3,v 1.2 2009/03/16 23:25:14 bagder Exp $
.\"
.TH libssh2_channel_request_pty_ex 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
.SH NAME
libssh2_channel_request_pty_ex - short function description
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <libssh2.h>

int 
libssh2_channel_request_pty_ex(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *term, unsigned int term_len, const char *modes, unsigned int modes_len, int width, int height, int width_px, int height_px);

int 
libssh2_channel_request_pty(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, char *term);

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIchannel\fP - Previously opened channel instance such as returned by 
.BR libssh2_channel_open_ex(3)

\fIterm\fP - Terminal emulation (e.g. vt102, ansi, etc...)

\fIterm_len\fP - Length of term parameter

\fImodes\fP - Terminal mode modifier values

\fImodes_len\fP - Length of modes parameter.

\fIwidth\fP - Width of pty in characters

\fIheight\fP - Height of pty in characters

\fIwidth_px\fP - Width of pty in pixels

\fIheight_px\fP - Height of pty in pixels

Request a PTY on an established channel. Note that this does not make sense 
for all channel types and may be ignored by the server despite returning 
success.
.SH 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 isn't really a failure per se.
.SH ERRORS
\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP -  An internal memory allocation call failed.

\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND\fP - Unable to send data on socket.

\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_CHANNEL_REQUEST_DENIED\fP - 
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libssh2_channel_open_ex(3)