NAME

shutdown − shut down part of a full-duplex connection

SYNOPSIS

int shutdown(int s, int how);

DESCRIPTION

The shutdown call shuts down all or part of a full-duplex connection on the socket associated with s.  If how is 0, then further receives will be disallowed.  If how is 1, then further sends will be disallowed.  If how is 2, then further sends and receives will be disallowed. 

RETURN VALUE

A 0 is returned if the call succeeds, -1 if it fails. 

ERRORS

The call succeeds unless:

EBADF s is not a valid descriptor. 

ENOTSOCK s is a file, not a socket. 

ENOTCONN The specified socket is not connected. 

ENOMEM There was insufficient user memory available for the operation to complete. 

ENOSR There were insufficient STREAMS resources available for the operation to complete. 

SEE ALSO

connect(3N), socket(3N)

NOTES

The how values should be defined constants.