1libssh2_knownhost_readfile(3)       libssh2      libssh2_knownhost_readfile(3)
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NAME

6       libssh2_knownhost_readfile - parse a file of known hosts
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <libssh2.h>
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11       int
12       libssh2_knownhost_readfile(LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOSTS *hosts,
13                                  const char *filename, int type);
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DESCRIPTION

16       Reads  a  collection of known hosts from a specified file and adds them
17       to the collection of known hosts.
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19       filename specifies which file to read
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21       type specifies what file type it is, and LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_FILE_OPENSSH
22       is  the  only  currently  supported format. This file is normally found
23       named ~/.ssh/known_hosts
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RETURN VALUE

26       Returns a negative value, a regular libssh2 error code for errors, or a
27       positive number as number of parsed known hosts in the file.
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AVAILABILITY

30       Added in libssh2 1.2
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SEE ALSO

33       libssh2_knownhost_init(3)    libssh2_knownhost_free(3)   libssh2_known‐
34       host_check(3)
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38libssh2                           28 May 2009    libssh2_knownhost_readfile(3)