80 lines
2.7 KiB
Groff
80 lines
2.7 KiB
Groff
.TH libssh2_sftp_symlink_ex 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
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.SH NAME
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libssh2_sftp_symlink_ex - read or set a symbolic link
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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#include <libssh2.h>
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#include <libssh2_sftp.h>
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int
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libssh2_sftp_symlink_ex(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *path,
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unsigned int path_len, char *target,
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unsigned int target_len, int link_type);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Create a symlink or read out symlink information from the remote side.
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\fIsftp\fP - SFTP instance as returned by
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.BR libssh2_sftp_init(3)
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\fIpath\fP - Remote filesystem object to create a symlink from or resolve.
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\fIpath_len\fP - Length of the name of the remote filesystem object to
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create a symlink from or resolve.
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\fItarget\fP - a pointer to a buffer. The buffer has different uses depending
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what the \fIlink_type\fP argument is set to.
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.br
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\fBLIBSSH2_SFTP_SYMLINK\fP: Remote filesystem object to link to.
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.br
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\fBLIBSSH2_SFTP_READLINK\fP: Pre-allocated buffer to resolve symlink target
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into.
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.br
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\fBLIBSSH2_SFTP_REALPATH\fP: Pre-allocated buffer to resolve realpath target
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into.
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\fItarget_len\fP - Length of the name of the remote filesystem target object.
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\fIlink_type\fP - One of the three previously mentioned constants which
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determines the resulting behavior of this function.
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These are convenience macros:
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.BR libssh2_sftp_symlink(3)
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: Create a symbolic link between two filesystem objects.
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.br
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.BR libssh2_sftp_readlink(3)
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: Resolve a symbolic link filesystem object to its next target.
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.br
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.BR libssh2_sftp_realpath(3)
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: Resolve a complex, relative, or symlinked filepath to its effective target.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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When using LIBSSH2_SFTP_SYMLINK, this function returns 0 on success or negative
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on failure.
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When using LIBSSH2_SFTP_READLINK or LIBSSH2_SFTP_REALPATH, it returns the
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number of bytes it copied to the target buffer (not including the terminating
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zero) or negative on failure.
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It returns LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While
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LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, it isn't really a failure per se.
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From 1.2.8, LIBSSH2_ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL is returned if the given 'target'
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buffer is too small to fit the requested object name.
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.SH BUG
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Passing in a too small buffer when receiving data only results in libssh2
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1.2.7 or earlier to not copy the entire data amount, and it is not possible
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for the application to tell when it happens!
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.SH ERRORS
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\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP - An internal memory allocation call failed.
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\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND\fP - Unable to send data on socket.
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\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT\fP -
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\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL\fP - An invalid SFTP protocol response was
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received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to
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be returned by the server.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR libssh2_sftp_init(3)
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