libssh2\_scp\_send\_ex(3) libssh2 libssh2\_scp\_send\_ex(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libssh2\_scp\_send\_ex - Send a file via SCP

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <libssh2.h>
LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *
libssh2_scp_send_ex(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *path, int mode,


                    size_t size, long mtime, long atime);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This function has been deemed deprecated since libssh2 1.2.6. See [*libssh2\_scp\_send64(3)*](/man/os/libssh2/libssh2_scp_send64.3).

*session* - Session instance as returned by [**libssh2\_session\_init\_ex(3)**](/man/os/libssh2/libssh2_session_init_ex.3)

*path* - Full path and filename of file to transfer to. That is the remote file name.

*mode* - File access mode to create file with

*size* - Size of file being transmitted (Must be known ahead of time precisely)

*mtime* - mtime to assign to file being created

*atime* - atime to assign to file being created (Set this and mtime to zero to instruct remote host to use current time).

Send a file to the remote host via SCP.

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

Pointer to a newly allocated LIBSSH2\_CHANNEL instance, or NULL on errors.

# [ERRORS](#ERRORS)

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_ALLOC* - An internal memory allocation call failed.

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_SOCKET\_SEND* - Unable to send data on socket.

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_SCP\_PROTOCOL* -

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_EAGAIN* - Marked for non-blocking I/O but the call would block.

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

This function was marked deprecated in libssh2 1.2.6 as  
[*libssh2\_scp\_send64(3)*](/man/os/libssh2/libssh2_scp_send64.3) has been introduced to replace this function.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**libssh2\_channel\_open\_ex(3)**](/man/os/libssh2/libssh2_channel_open_ex.3)

1 Jun 2007 libssh2 0.15

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Document: libssh2_scp_send_ex(3) from libssh2 1.11.1-r11 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2.git