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libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex: unlink an SFTP file

NAME

libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex - unlink an SFTP file

SYNOPSIS

#include <libssh2.h> #include <libssh2_sftp.h>

int libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *filename, unsigned int filename_len);

int libssh2_sftp_unlink(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *filename);

DESCRIPTION

sftp - SFTP instance as returned by libssh2_sftp_init(3)

filename - Path and name of the existing filesystem entry

filename_len - Length of the path and name of the existing filesystem entry

Unlink (delete) a file from the remote filesystem.

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.

ERRORS

LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC - An internal memory allocation call failed.

LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND - Unable to send data on socket.

LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT -

LIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL - An invalid SFTP protocol response was received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to be returned by the server.

SEE ALSO

libssh2_sftp_init(3)