.\" $Id: libssh2_session_set_blocking.3,v 1.2 2008/07/03 10:58:53 bagder Exp $ .\" .TH libssh2_session_set_blocking 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual" .SH NAME libssh2_session_set_blocking - set or clear blocking mode on session .SH SYNOPSIS #include void libssh2_session_set_blocking(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, int blocking); .SH DESCRIPTION \fIsession\fP - session instance as returned by .BR libssh2_session_init(3) \fIblocking\fP - Set to a non-zero value to make the channel block, or zero to make it non-blocking. Set or clear blocking mode on the selected on the session. This will instantly affect any channels associated with this session. If a read is performed on a session with no data currently available, a blocking session will wait for data to arrive and return what it receives. A non-blocking session will return immediately with an empty buffer. If a write is performed on a session with no room for more data, a blocking session will wait for room. A non-blocking session will return immediately without writing anything. .SH RETURN VALUE None .SH SEE ALSO .BR libssh2_session_init(3)