1gnutls_alert_send(3)                gnutls                gnutls_alert_send(3)
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NAME

6       gnutls_alert_send - This function sends an alert message to the peer
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
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11       int  gnutls_alert_send(gnutls_session_t  session,  gnutls_alert_level_t
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ARGUMENTS

15       gnutls_session_t session
16                   is a gnutls_session_t structure.
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18       gnutls_alert_level_t level
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DESCRIPTION

25       This function will send an alert to the peer in order to inform him  of
26       something  important  (eg.  his Certificate could not be verified).  If
27       the alert level is Fatal then the peer is expected to close the connec‐
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30       The error code of the underlying record send function will be returned,
31       so you may also receive GNUTLS_E_INTERRUPTED or GNUTLS_E_AGAIN as well.
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33       Returns 0 on success.
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REPORTING BUGS

36       Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.
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39       Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation.
40       Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim  copies  of  this
41       manual  provided  the  copyright  notice and this permission notice are
42       preserved on all copies.
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SEE ALSO

45       The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
46       If  the  info  and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site,
47       the command
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51       should give you access to the complete manual.
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