NAME

shutdown − shut down part of a full-duplex connection

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/socket.h>

shutdown(s, how)
int s, how;

DESCRIPTION

The shutdown call causes part of a full-duplex connection to be shut down.  If how is 0, then further receives will be forbidden.  If how is 1, then further sends will be forbidden.  If how is 2, then further sends and receives will be forbidden. 

DIAGNOSTICS

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. 

SEE ALSO

connect(2), socket(2)

Sun System Release 0.3  —  23 March 1983