---
c: Copyright (C) The libssh2 project and its contributors.
SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
Title: libssh2_sftp_shutdown
Section: 3
Source: libssh2
See-also:
  - libssh2_sftp_init(3)
---

# NAME

libssh2_sftp_shutdown - shut down an SFTP session

# SYNOPSIS

~~~c
#include <libssh2.h>
#include <libssh2_sftp.h>

int
libssh2_sftp_shutdown(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp);
~~~

# DESCRIPTION

*sftp* - SFTP instance as returned by libssh2_sftp_init(3)

Destroys a previously initialized SFTP session and frees all resources
associated with it.

# 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 is not really a failure per se.