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#include <sys/socket.h>
int shutdown (
int socket,
int how );
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
shutdown(): XPG4-UNIX
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Specifies the file descriptor of the socket. Specifies the type of shutdown. Values are: To disable further receive operations To disable further send operations To disable further send operations and receive operations
The shutdown() function disables receive and/or send operations on the specified socket.
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 (zero) is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
If the shutdown() function fails, errno may be set to one of the following values: The socket parameter is not valid. The how argument is invalid. The socket is not connected. The socket parameter refers to a file, not a socket.
Functions: getsockopt(2), read(2), recv(2), recvfrom(2), recvmsg(2), select(2), send(2), sendto(2), setsockopt(2), socket(2), write(2)
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