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libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex(3) libssh2
NAME libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex - Tunnel a UNIX socket connection through an SSH session
SYNOPSIS #include <libssh2.h>
LIBSSH2_CHANNEL * libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *socket_path, const char *shost, int sport);
DESCRIPTION session - Session instance as returned by libssh2_session_init_ex(3)
socket_path - UNIX socket to connect to using the SSH host as a proxy.
shost - Host to tell the SSH server the connection originated on.
sport - Port to tell the SSH server the connection originated from.
Tunnel a UNIX socket connection through the SSH transport via the remote host to a third party. Communication from the client to the SSH server remains encrypted, communication from the server to the 3rd party host travels in cleartext.
RETURN VALUE Pointer to a newly allocated LIBSSH2_CHANNEL instance, or NULL on errors.
ERRORS LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC - An internal memory allocation call failed.
SEE ALSO libssh2_session_init_ex(3)
libssh2 1.11.0 10 Apr 2023 libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex(3)