.\" $Id: libssh2_channel_process_startup.3,v 1.1 2007/06/13 20:54:25 jehousley Exp $
.\"
.TH libssh2_channel_process_startup 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
.SH NAME
libssh2_channel_process_startup - request a shell on a channel
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <libssh2.h>

int
libssh2_channel_process_startup(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *request, unsigned int request_len, const char *message, unsigned int message_len);

int
libssh2_channel_shell(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel);

int
libssh2_channel_exec(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *message);

int
libssh2_channel_subsystem(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *message);

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIchannel\fP - Active session channel instance.

\fIrequest\fP - Type of process to startup. The SSH2 protocol currently 
defines shell, exec, and subsystem as standard process services.

\fIrequest_len\fP - Length of request parameter.

\fImessage\fP - Request specific message data to include.

\fImessage_len\fP - Length of message parameter.

Initiate a request on a session type channel such as returned by 
.BR libssh2_channel_open_session(3)

.SH 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.

.SH ERRORS
\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP -  An internal memory allocation call failed.

\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND\fP - Unable to send data on socket.

\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_CHANNEL_REQUEST_DENIED\fP - 

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libssh2_channel_open_session(3)