pSOSystem System Calls - Read

shutdown pNA+ System Calls
shutdown Terminates all or part of a full-duplex connection.
#include
long shutdown(
int s, /* socket descriptor */
int how /* shutdown mechanism */
)
Description
Arguments
Return Value
This system call is used to terminate all or part of a full-duplex connection on a
specified socket. The socket may be shut down for sending, receiving, or both.
s Specifies the socket to be shut down.
how Specifies the shutdown mechanism. Three options are available, as
follows:
0 No further receives are allowed on the socket.
1 No further sends are allowed on the socket.
2 No further sends or receives are allowed on the socket.
This system call returns 0 if successful, otherwise it returns -1.
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