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SHUTDOWN(2) System Calls Manual SHUTDOWN(2)

shutdownshut down part of a full-duplex connection

#include <sys/socket.h>

int
shutdown(int s, int how);

The () call causes all or part of a full-duplex connection on the socket associated with s to be shut down. If how is 0, further receives will be disallowed. If how is 1, further sends will be disallowed. If how is 2, further sends and receives will be disallowed.

A 0 is returned if the call succeeds, -1 if it fails.

The call succeeds unless:

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S is not a valid descriptor.
[]
S is a file, not a socket.
[]
The specified socket is not connected.

connect(2), socket(2)

The shutdown function call appeared in 4.2BSD.

BSD 4.2 June 4, 1993 SHUTDOWN(2)