.TH libssh2_channel_flush_ex 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
.SH NAME
libssh2_channel_flush_ex - flush a channel
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <libssh2.h>

int 
libssh2_channel_flush_ex(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, int streamid);

int 
libssh2_channel_flush(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel);

int 
libssh2_channel_flush_stderr(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel);

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIchannel\fP - Active channel stream to flush.

\fIstreamid\fP - Specific substream number to flush. Groups of substreams may 
be flushed by passing on of the following Constants.
.br
\fBLIBSSH2_CHANNEL_FLUSH_EXTENDED_DATA\fP: Flush all extended data substreams
.br
\fBLIBSSH2_CHANNEL_FLUSH_ALL\fP: Flush all substreams

Flush the read buffer for a given channel instance. Individual substreams may 
be flushed by number or using one of the provided macros.

.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.