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Editorial updates
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-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/introduction.xml182
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ref_man.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml319
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml120
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_channel.xml288
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml96
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml454
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml75
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml224
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftpd.xml56
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/usersguide.xml7
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml122
12 files changed, 1128 insertions, 819 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/introduction.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/introduction.xml
index b42910cb34..70c6fb2ee1 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/introduction.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/introduction.xml
@@ -25,31 +25,181 @@
<title>Introduction</title>
<prepared>OTP team</prepared>
+ <responsible></responsible>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <approved></approved>
+ <checked></checked>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
<file>introduction.xml</file>
</header>
-
+ <p>SSH is a protocol for secure remote logon and
+ other secure network services over an insecure network.</p>
<section>
- <title>Purpose</title>
+ <title>Scope and Purpose</title>
- <p>Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol for secure remote login and
- other secure network services over an insecure network. SSH
- provides a single, full-duplex, byte-oriented connection between
+ <p>SSH provides a single, full-duplex, and byte-oriented connection between
client and server. The protocol also provides privacy, integrity,
- server authentication and man-in-the-middle protection.</p>
-
- <p>The Erlang SSH application is an implementation of the SSH
- protocol in Erlang which offers API functions to write customized
- SSH clients and servers as well as making the Erlang shell
- available via SSH. Also included in the SSH application are an
- SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) client <seealso
- marker="ssh_sftp">ssh_sftp</seealso> and server <seealso
- marker="ssh_sftp">ssh_sftpd</seealso>.</p>
+ server authentication, and man-in-the-middle protection.</p>
+
+ <p>The <c>ssh</c> application is an implementation of the SSH Transport
+ Layer Protocol in Erlang. It provides the following:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>API functions to write customized SSH clients and servers</item>
+ <item>The Erlang shell available through SSH</item>
+ <item>An SFTP client (<seealso marker="ssh_sftp">ssh_sftp</seealso>)
+ and server (<seealso marker="ssh_sftp">ssh_sftpd</seealso>)</item>
+ </list>
</section>
<section>
<title>Prerequisites</title>
- <p>It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the concepts of <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:des_princ">OTP</seealso>
- and has a basic understanding of <url href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography">public keys</url>.</p>
+ <p>It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang programming language,
+ concepts of <em>OTP</em>, and has a basic understanding of <em>public keys</em>.</p>
+ </section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>SSH Protocol Overview</title>
+
+ <p>Conceptually, the SSH protocol can be partitioned into four
+ layers:</p>
+
+ <image file="SSH_protocols.png">
+ <icaption>SSH Protocol Architecture</icaption>
+ </image>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Transport Protocol</title>
+
+ <p>The SSH Transport Protocol is a secure, low-level transport.
+ It provides strong encryption, cryptographic host
+ authentication, and integrity protection. A minimum of
+ Message Authentication Code (MAC) and encryption
+ algorithms are supported. For details, see the
+ <seealso marker="ssh">ssh(3)</seealso> manual page in <c>ssh</c>.</p>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Authentication Protocol</title>
+
+ <p>The SSH Authentication Protocol is a general-purpose user
+ authentication protocol run over the SSH Transport Layer
+ Protocol. The <c>ssh</c> application supports user authentication as follows:
+ </p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>
+ Using public key technology. RSA and DSA, X509-certificates
+ are not supported.
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
+ This is suitable for interactive authentication methods
+ that do not need any special software support on the client side.
+ Instead, all authentication data is entered from the keyboard.
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ Using a pure password-based authentication scheme.
+ Here, the plain text password is encrypted before sent
+ over the network.
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ <p>Several configuration options for
+ authentication handling are available in
+ <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso>
+ and <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso>.</p>
+ <p>
+ The public key handling can be customized by implementing
+ the following behaviours from <c>ssh</c>:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>Module
+ <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso>.
+ </item>
+ <item>Module
+ <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Connection Protocol</title>
+
+ <p>The SSH Connection Protocol provides application-support
+ services over the transport pipe, for example, channel multiplexing,
+ flow control, remote program execution, signal propagation, and
+ connection forwarding. Functions for handling the SSH
+ Connection Protocol can be found in the module <seealso
+ marker="ssh_connection">ssh_connection</seealso> in <c>ssh</c>.
+ </p>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Channels</title>
+
+ <p>All terminal sessions, forwarded connections, and so on, are
+ channels. Multiple channels are multiplexed into a single
+ connection. All channels are flow-controlled. This means that no
+ data is sent to a channel peer until a message is received to
+ indicate that window space is available.
+ The <em>initial window size</em> specifies how many bytes of channel
+ data that can be sent to the channel peer without adjusting the
+ window. Typically, an SSH client opens a channel, sends data (commands),
+ receives data (control information), and then closes the channel.
+ The <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel</seealso> behaviour
+ handles generic parts of SSH channel management. This makes it easy
+ to write your own SSH client/server processes that use flow-control
+ and thus opens for more focus on the application logic.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>Channels come in the following three flavors:</p>
+
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><em>Subsystem</em> - Named services that can be run as
+ part of an SSH server, such as SFTP <seealso
+ marker="ssh_sftpd">(ssh_sftpd)</seealso>, that is built into the
+ SSH daemon (server) by default, but it can be disabled. The Erlang <c>ssh</c>
+ daemon can be configured to run any Erlang-
+ implemented SSH subsystem.
+ </item>
+ <item><em>Shell</em> - Interactive shell. By default the
+ Erlang daemon runs the Erlang shell. The shell can be customized by
+ providing your own read-eval-print loop. You can also provide your
+ own Command-Line Interface (CLI) implementation,
+ but that is much more work.
+ </item>
+ <item><em>Exec</em> - One-time remote execution of commands. See function
+ <seealso marker="ssh_connection#exec-4">ssh_connection:exec/4</seealso>
+ for more information.</item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Where to Find More Information</title>
+ <p>
+ For detailed information about the SSH protocol, refer to the
+ following Request for Comments(RFCs):
+ </p>
+
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4250.txt">RFC 4250</url> -
+ Protocol Assigned Numbers</item>
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4251.txt">RFC 4251</url> -
+ Protocol Architecture</item>
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4252.txt">RFC 4252</url> -
+ Authentication Protocol</item>
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4253.txt">RFC 4253</url> -
+ Transport Layer Protocol</item>
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254</url> -
+ Connection Protocol</item>
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4255.txt">RFC 4255</url> -
+ Key Fingerprints</item>
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4344.txt">RFC 4344</url> -
+ Transport Layer Encryption Modes</item>
+ <item><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4716.txt">RFC 4716</url> -
+ Public Key File Format</item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
</chapter>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ref_man.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ref_man.xml
index 55339298e8..afe3f2ddf9 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ref_man.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ref_man.xml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
<file>ref_man.xml</file>
</header>
<description>
- <p>The SSH application is an erlang implementation of the
- secure shell protocol (SSH) as defined by RFC 4250 - 4254</p>
+ <p>The <c>ssh</c> application is an Erlang implementation of the
+ Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) as defined by RFC 4250 - 4254.</p>
</description>
<xi:include href="ssh_app.xml"/>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
index 0e7e3848ad..bb41a317e5 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
@@ -22,54 +22,71 @@
</legalnotice>
<title>ssh</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
<date>2007-10-06</date>
+ <rev></rev>
</header>
<module>ssh</module>
- <modulesummary>Main API of the SSH application</modulesummary>
+ <modulesummary>Main API of the ssh application</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p>Interface module for the SSH application. </p>
+ <p>Interface module for the <c>ssh</c> application.</p>
</description>
<section>
<title>SSH</title>
<list type="bulleted">
- <item>SSH requires the crypto and public_key applications.</item>
- <item>Supported SSH version is 2.0 </item>
- <item>Supported MAC algorithms: hmac-sha2-256 and hmac-sha1</item>
- <item>Supported encryption algorithms: aes128-ctr, aes128-cb and 3des-cbc</item>
- <item>Supports unicode filenames if the emulator and the underlaying OS supports it. See the DESCRIPTION section in <seealso marker="kernel:file">file</seealso> for information about this subject</item>
- <item>Supports unicode in shell and cli</item>
+ <item>SSH requires the <c>crypto</c> and <c>public_key</c> applications.</item>
+ <item>Supported SSH version is 2.0.</item>
+ <item>Supported MAC algorithms: hmac-sha2-256 and hmac-sha1.</item>
+ <item>Supported encryption algorithms: aes128-ctr, aes128-cb and 3des-cbc.</item>
+ <item>Supports unicode filenames if the emulator and the underlaying OS support it.
+ See section DESCRIPTION in the
+ <seealso marker="kernel:file">file</seealso> manual page in <c>kernel</c>
+ for information about this subject.</item>
+ <item>Supports unicode in shell and CLI.</item>
</list>
</section>
<section>
- <title>DATA TYPES </title>
+ <title>DATA TYPES</title>
<p>Type definitions that are used more than once in
- this module and/or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
- type:</p>
- <p><c>boolean() = true | false </c></p>
- <p><c>string() = [byte()]</c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_daemon_ref() - opaque to the user
- returned by ssh:daemon/[1,2,3]</c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_connection_ref() - opaque to the user
- returned by ssh:connect/3</c></p>
- <p><c>ip_address() - inet::ip_address()</c></p>
- <p><c>subsystem_spec() = {subsystem_name(),
- {channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}} </c></p>
- <p><c>subsystem_name() = string() </c></p>
- <p><c>channel_callback() = atom() - Name of the erlang module
- implementing the subsystem using the ssh_channel behavior see</c>
- <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel(3)</seealso></p>
- <p><c>channel_init_args() = list()</c></p>
- </section>
+ this module, or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
+ type, or both:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>boolean()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>true | false</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>string()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>[byte()]</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_daemon_ref()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Opaque to the user,
+ returned by <c>ssh:daemon/[1,2,3]</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_connection_ref()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Opaque to the user,
+ returned by <c>ssh:connect/3</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>ip_address()</c></tag>
+ <item><p><c>inet::ip_address</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>subsystem_spec()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>{subsystem_name(),
+ {channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}}</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>subsystem_name()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>string()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>channel_callback()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>atom()</c> - Name of the Erlang module
+ implementing the subsystem using the <c>ssh_channel</c> behavior, see
+ <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel(3)</seealso></p></item>
+ <tag><c>channel_init_args()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>list()</c></p></item>
+ </taglist>
+</section>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>close(ConnectionRef) -> ok </name>
- <fsummary>Closes an SSH connection</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Closes an SSH connection.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
</type>
@@ -81,135 +98,141 @@
<name>connect(Host, Port, Options) -> </name>
<name>connect(Host, Port, Options, Timeout) -> {ok,
ssh_connection_ref()} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Connect to an ssh server.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Connects to an SSH server.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Host = string()</v>
<v>Port = integer()</v>
- <d>The default is <c><![CDATA[22]]></c>, the assigned well known port
+ <d><c><![CDATA[22]]></c> is default, the assigned well-known port
number for SSH.</d>
<v>Options = [{Option, Value}]</v>
<v>Timeout = infinity | integer(milliseconds)</v>
- <d>Negotiation timeout, for connection timeout use the option <c>{connect_timeout, timeout()}</c>.</d>
+ <d>Negotiation time-out. For connection time-out, use option
+ <c>{connect_timeout, timeout()}</c>.</d>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Connects to an SSH server. No channel is started. This is done
by calling
- <seealso marker="ssh_connection#session_channel/2">ssh_connection:session_channel/[2, 4]</seealso>.</p>
- <p>Options are:</p>
+ <seealso marker="ssh_connection#session_channel/2">
+ ssh_connection:session_channel/[2, 4]</seealso>.</p>
+ <p>Options:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{inet, inet | inet6}]]></c></tag>
- <item> IP version to use.</item>
+ <item>
+ <p>IP version to use.</p>
+ </item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Sets the user directory i.e. the directory containing
- ssh configuration files for the user such as
+ <p>Sets the user directory, that is, the directory containing
+ <c>ssh</c> configuration files for the user, such as
<c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[id_rsa,
- id_dsa]]></c> and
+ id_dsa]]></c>, and
<c><![CDATA[authorized_key]]></c>. Defaults to the
directory normally referred to as
- <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c> </p>
+ <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{dsa_pass_phrase, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>If the user dsa key is protected by a passphrase it can be
+ <p>If the user DSA key is protected by a passphrase, it can be
supplied with this option.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{rsa_pass_phrase, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>If the user rsa key is protected by a passphrase it can be
+ <p>If the user RSA key is protected by a passphrase, it can be
supplied with this option.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>When true hosts are added to the
+ <p>When <c>true</c>, hosts are added to the
file <c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c> without asking the user.
- Defaults to false.
+ Defaults to <c>false</c>.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user_interaction, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>If false disables the client to connect to the server
- if any user interaction is needed such as accepting that
- the server will be added to the <c>known_hosts</c> file or
- supplying a password. Defaults to true.
+ <p>If <c>false</c>, disables the client to connect to the server
+ if any user interaction is needed, such as accepting
+ the server to be added to the <c>known_hosts</c> file, or
+ supplying a password. Defaults to <c>true</c>.
Even if user interaction is allowed it can be
- suppressed by other options such as silently_accept_hosts and
- password. Do note that it may not always be desirable to use
- those options from a security point of view.</p>
+ suppressed by other options, such as <c>silently_accept_hosts</c>
+ and <c>password</c>. However, those optins are not always desirable
+ to use from a security point of view.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Sets the preferred public key algorithm to use for user
- authentication. If the the preferred algorithm fails for
- some reason, the other algorithm is tried. The default is
+ authentication. If the preferred algorithm fails,
+ the other algorithm is tried. The default is
to try <c><![CDATA['ssh-rsa']]></c> first.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{pref_public_key_algs, list()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>List of public key algorithms to try to use, 'ssh-rsa' and 'ssh-dss' available.
- Will override <c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'}]]></c></p>
+ <p>List of public key algorithms to try to use.
+ <c>'ssh-rsa'</c> and <c>'ssh-dss'</c> are available.
+ Overrides <c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'}]]></c></p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{connect_timeout, timeout()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Sets a timeout on the transport layer
+ <p>Sets a time-out on the transport layer
connection. Defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provides a user name. If this option is not given, ssh
+ <p>Provides a username. If this option is not given, <c>ssh</c>
reads from the environment (<c><![CDATA[LOGNAME]]></c> or
- <c><![CDATA[USER]]></c> on unix,
+ <c><![CDATA[USER]]></c> on UNIX,
<c><![CDATA[USERNAME]]></c> on Windows).</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{password, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide a password for password authentication. If
- this option is not given, the user will be asked for a
- password if the password authentication method is
+ <p>Provides a password for password authentication.
+ If this option is not given, the user is asked for a
+ password, if the password authentication method is
attempted.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, atom()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Module implementing the behaviour <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso>.
+ <p>Module implementing the behaviour
+ <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso>.
Can be used to customize the handling of public keys.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{quiet_mode, atom() = boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>If true, the client will not print out anything on authorization.</p>
+ <p>If <c>true</c>, the client does not print anything on authorization.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{fd, file_descriptor()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Allow an existing file descriptor to be used
- (simply passed on to the transport protocol).</p></item>
+ <p>Allows an existing file descriptor to be used
+ (by passing it on to the transport protocol).</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{rekey_limit, integer()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide, in bytes, when rekeying should be initiated,
- defaults to one time each GB and one time per hour.</p>
+ <p>Provides, in bytes, when rekeying is to be initiated.
+ Defaults to once per each GB and once per hour.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{idle_time, integer()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Sets a timeout on connection when no channels are active, default is infinity</p></item>
+ <p>Sets a time-out on a connection when no channels are active.
+ Defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p></item>
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>connection_info(ConnectionRef, [Option]) ->[{Option,
- Value}] </name>
- <fsummary> Retrieves information about a connection. </fsummary>
+ Value}]</name>
+ <fsummary>Retrieves information about a connection.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Option = client_version | server_version | user | peer | sockname </v>
<v>Value = [option_value()] </v>
- <v>option_value() = {{Major::integer(), Minor::integer()}, VersionString::string()} | User::string() |
- Peer::{inet:hostname(), {inet::ip_adress(), inet::port_number()}} |
+ <v>option_value() = {{Major::integer(), Minor::integer()}, VersionString::string()} |
+ User::string() | Peer::{inet:hostname(), {inet::ip_adress(), inet::port_number()}} |
Sockname::{inet::ip_adress(), inet::port_number()} () </v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Retrieves information about a connection.
- </p>
+ <p>Retrieves information about a connection.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -230,111 +253,127 @@
<desc>
<p>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given
port.</p>
- <p>Options are:</p>
+ <p>Options:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{inet, inet | inet6}]]></c></tag>
- <item> IP version to use when the host address is specified as <c>any</c>. </item>
+ <item><p>IP version to use when the host address is specified as <c>any</c>.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{subsystems, [subsystem_spec()]}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- Provides specifications for handling of subsystems. The
- "sftp" subsystem spec can be retrieved by calling
- ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec/1. If the subsystems option is
- not present the value of
- <c>[ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec([])]</c> will be used. It is
- of course possible to set the option to the empty list if
- you do not want the daemon to run any subsystems at all.
+ <p>Provides specifications for handling of subsystems. The
+ "sftp" subsystem specification is retrieved by calling
+ <c>ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec/1</c>. If the subsystems option is
+ not present, the value of
+ <c>[ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec([])]</c> is used.
+ The option can be set to the empty list if
+ you do not want the daemon to run any subsystems.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{shell, {Module, Function, Args} |
fun(string() = User) - > pid() | fun(string() = User,
ip_address() = PeerAddr) -> pid()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- Defines the read-eval-print loop used when a shell is
- requested by the client. Default is to use the erlang shell:
- <c><![CDATA[{shell, start, []}]]></c>
+ <p>Defines the read-eval-print loop used when a shell is
+ requested by the client. The default is to use the Erlang shell:
+ <c><![CDATA[{shell, start, []}]]></c></p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{ssh_cli, {channel_callback(),
channel_init_args()} | no_cli}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- Provides your own CLI implementation, i.e. a channel callback
- module that implements a shell and command execution. Note
- that you may customize the shell read-eval-print loop using the
- option <c>shell</c> which is much less work than implementing
- your own CLI channel. If set to <c>no_cli</c> you will disable
- CLI channels and only subsystem channels will be allowed.
+ <p>Provides your own CLI implementation, that is, a channel callback
+ module that implements a shell and command execution. The shell
+ read-eval-print loop can be customized, using the
+ option <c>shell</c>. This means less work than implementing
+ an own CLI channel. If set to <c>no_cli</c>, the CLI channels
+ are disabled and only subsystem channels are allowed.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, String}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Sets the user directory i.e. the directory containing
- ssh configuration files for the user such as
+ <p>Sets the user directory. That is, the directory containing
+ <c>ssh</c> configuration files for the user, such as
<c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[id_rsa,
- id_dsa]]></c> and
+ id_dsa]]></c>, and
<c><![CDATA[authorized_key]]></c>. Defaults to the
directory normally referred to as
- <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c> </p>
+ <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{system_dir, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Sets the system directory, containing the host key files
- that identifies the host keys for ssh. The default is
- <c><![CDATA[/etc/ssh]]></c>, note that for security reasons
- this directory is normally only accessible by the root user.</p>
+ that identify the host keys for <c>ssh</c>. Defaults to
+ <c><![CDATA[/etc/ssh]]></c>. For security reasons,
+ this directory is normally accessible only to the root user.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{auth_methods, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Comma separated string that determines which
- authentication methodes that the server should support and
- in what order they will be tried. Defaults to
+ <p>Comma-separated string that determines which
+ authentication methods that the server is to support and
+ in what order they are tried. Defaults to
<c><![CDATA["publickey,keyboard-interactive,password"]]></c></p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user_passwords, [{string() = User,
string() = Password}]}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide passwords for password authentication.They will
- be used when someone tries to connect to the server and
- public key user authentication fails. The option provides
- a list of valid user names and the corresponding password.
+ <p>Provides passwords for password authentication. The passwords
+ are used when someone tries to connect to the server and
+ public key user-authentication fails. The option provides
+ a list of valid usernames and the corresponding passwords.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{password, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide a global password that will authenticate any
+ <p>Provides a global password that authenticates any
user. From a security perspective this option makes
the server very vulnerable.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{pwdfun, fun(User::string(), password::string()) -> boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide a function for password validation. This is called
- with user and password as strings, and should return
+ <p>Provides a function for password validation. This function is called
+ with user and password as strings, and returns
<c><![CDATA[true]]></c> if the password is valid and
<c><![CDATA[false]]></c> otherwise.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{negotiation_timeout, integer()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Max time in milliseconds for the authentication negotiation. The default value is 2 minutes. If the client fails to login within this time, the connection is closed.
+ <p>Maximum time in milliseconds for the authentication negotiation.
+ Defaults to 120000 (2 minutes). If the client fails to log in within this time,
+ the connection is closed.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{max_sessions, pos_integer()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>The maximum number of simultaneous sessions that are accepted at any time for this daemon. This includes sessions that are being authorized. So if set to <c>N</c>, and <c>N</c> clients have connected but not started the login process, the <c>N+1</c> connection attempt will be aborted. If <c>N</c> connections are authenticated and still logged in, no more loggins will be accepted until one of the existing ones log out.
+ <p>The maximum number of simultaneous sessions that are accepted at any time
+ for this daemon. This includes sessions that are being authorized.
+ Thus, if set to <c>N</c>, and <c>N</c> clients have connected but not started
+ the login process, connection attempt <c>N+1</c> is aborted.
+ If <c>N</c> connections are authenticated and still logged in, no more logins
+ are accepted until one of the existing ones log out.
</p>
- <p>The counter is per listening port, so if two daemons are started, one with <c>{max_sessions,N}</c> and the other with <c>{max_sessions,M}</c> there will be in total <c>N+M</c> connections accepted for the whole ssh application.
+ <p>The counter is per listening port. Thus, if two daemons are started, one with
+ <c>{max_sessions,N}</c> and the other with <c>{max_sessions,M}</c>, in total
+ <c>N+M</c> connections are accepted for the whole <c>ssh</c> application.
</p>
- <p>Note that if <c>parallel_login</c> is <c>false</c>, only one client at a time may be in the authentication phase.
+ <p>Notice that if <c>parallel_login</c> is <c>false</c>, only one client
+ at a time can be in the authentication phase.
</p>
- <p>As default, the option is not set. This means that the number is not limited.
+ <p>By default, this option is not set. This means that the number is not limited.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{parallel_login, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>If set to false (the default value), only one login is handled a time. If set to true, an unlimited number of login attempts will be allowed simultanously.
+ <p>If set to false (the default value), only one login is handled at a time.
+ If set to true, an unlimited number of login attempts are allowed simultaneously.
</p>
- <p>If the <c>max_sessions</c> option is set to <c>N</c> and <c>parallel_login</c> is set to <c>true</c>, the max number of simultaneous login attempts at any time is limited to <c>N-K</c> where <c>K</c> is the number of authenticated connections present at this daemon.
+ <p>If the <c>max_sessions</c> option is set to <c>N</c> and <c>parallel_login</c>
+ is set to <c>true</c>, the maximum number of simultaneous login attempts at any time is
+ limited to <c>N-K</c>, where <c>K</c> is the number of authenticated connections present
+ at this daemon.
</p>
<warning>
- <p>Do not enable <c>parallel_logins</c> without protecting the server by other means, for example the <c>max_sessions</c> option or a firewall configuration. If set to <c>true</c>, there is no protection against DOS attacks.</p>
+ <p>Do not enable <c>parallel_logins</c> without protecting the server by other means,
+ for example, by the <c>max_sessions</c> option or a firewall configuration. If set to
+ <c>true</c>, there is no protection against DOS attacks.</p>
</warning>
</item>
@@ -346,25 +385,28 @@
<tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, atom()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Module implementing the behaviour <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
+ <p>Module implementing the behaviour
+ <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
Can be used to customize the handling of public keys.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{fd, file_descriptor()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Allow an existing file-descriptor to be used
- (simply passed on to the transport protocol).</p></item>
- <tag><c><![CDATA[{failfun, fun(User::string(), PeerAddress::ip_address(), Reason::term()) -> _}]]></c></tag>
+ <p>Allows an existing file-descriptor to be used
+ (passed on to the transport protocol).</p></item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{failfun, fun(User::string(),
+ PeerAddress::ip_address(), Reason::term()) -> _}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide a fun to implement your own logging when a user fails to authenticate.</p>
+ <p>Provides a fun to implement your own logging when a user fails to authenticate.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c><![CDATA[{connectfun, fun(User::string(), PeerAddress::ip_address(), Method::string()) ->_}]]></c></tag>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{connectfun, fun(User::string(), PeerAddress::ip_address(),
+ Method::string()) ->_}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide a fun to implement your own logging when a user authenticates to the server.</p>
+ <p>Provides a fun to implement your own logging when a user authenticates to the server.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{disconnectfun, fun(Reason:term()) -> _}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Provide a fun to implement your own logging when a user disconnects from the server.</p>
+ <p>Provides a fun to implement your own logging when a user disconnects from the server.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
</desc>
@@ -375,16 +417,16 @@
<name>shell(Host) -> </name>
<name>shell(Host, Option) -> </name>
<name>shell(Host, Port, Option) -> _</name>
- <fsummary> </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Starts an interactive shell over an SSH server.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> Host = string()</v>
- <v> Port = integer()</v>
- <v> Options - see ssh:connect/3</v>
+ <v>Host = string()</v>
+ <v>Port = integer()</v>
+ <v>Options - see ssh:connect/3</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Starts an interactive shell via an SSH server on the
+ <p>Starts an interactive shell over an SSH server on the
given <c>Host</c>. The function waits for user input,
- and will not return until the remote shell is ended (i.e.
+ and does not return until the remote shell is ended (that is,
exit from the shell).
</p>
</desc>
@@ -393,28 +435,29 @@
<func>
<name>start() -> </name>
<name>start(Type) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Starts the SSH application. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Starts the SSH application.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Type = permanent | transient | temporary</v>
<v>Reason = term() </v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Utility function that starts crypto, public_key and the SSH
- application. Defult type is temporary.
- See also <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso>
- </p>
+ <p>Utility function that starts the applications <c>crypto</c>, <c>public_key</c>,
+ and <c>ssh</c>. Default type is <c>temporary</c>.
+ For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso>
+ manual page in <c>kernel</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>stop() -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Stops the SSH application.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Stops the <c>ssh</c> application.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Stops the SSH application. See also
- <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso></p>
+ <p>Stops the <c>ssh</c> application.
+ For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso>
+ manual page in <c>kernel</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -438,7 +481,7 @@
<name>stop_listener(DaemonRef) -> </name>
<name>stop_listener(Address, Port) -> ok </name>
<fsummary>Stops the listener, but leaves existing connections started
- by the listener up and running.</fsummary>
+ by the listener operational.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>DaemonRef = ssh_daemon_ref()</v>
<v>Address = ip_address()</v>
@@ -446,7 +489,7 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Stops the listener, but leaves existing connections started
- by the listener up and running.</p>
+ by the listener operational.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
index a1d2402790..498565057f 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
@@ -18,78 +18,98 @@
basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
under the License.
-
</legalnotice>
<title>SSH</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <checked></checked>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
<file>ssh_app.xml</file>
</header>
<app>SSH</app>
- <appsummary>The ssh application implements the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol and
- provides an SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) client and server. </appsummary>
+ <appsummary>The ssh application implements the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol and
+ provides an SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client and server.</appsummary>
+ <description>
+ <p>The <c>ssh</c> application is an implementation of the SSH protocol in Erlang.
+ <c>ssh</c> offers API functions to write customized SSH clients and servers as well as
+ making the Erlang shell available over SSH. An SFTP client, <c>ssh_sftp</c>, and server,
+ <c>ssh_sftpd</c>, are also included.</p>
+ </description>
- <section>
+ <section>
<title>DEPENDENCIES</title>
- <p>The ssh application uses the Erlang applications public_key and
- crypto to handle public keys and encryption, hence these
- applications needs to be loaded for the ssh application to work. In
- an embedded environment that means they need to be started with
- application:start/[1,2] before the ssh application is started.
+ <p>The <c>ssh</c> application uses the applications <c>public_key</c> and
+ <c>crypto</c> to handle public keys and encryption. Hence, these
+ applications must be loaded for the <c>ssh</c> application to work. In
+ an embedded environment this means that they must be started with
+ <c>application:start/[1,2]</c> before the <c>ssh</c> application is started.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<title>CONFIGURATION</title>
- <p>The ssh application does not currently have an application
- specific configuration file as described in application(3),
- however it will by default use the following configuration files
- from openssh: known_hosts, authorized_keys, authorized_keys2,
- id_dsa and id_rsa, ssh_host_dsa_key and ssh_host_rsa_key. By
- default Erlang SSH will look for id_dsa, id_rsa, known_hosts
- and authorized_keys in ~/.ssh, and the host key files in /etc/ssh
- . These locations may be changed by the options user_dir and
- system_dir. Public key handling may also be customized by
- providing a callback module implementing the behaviors
- <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso> and
- <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
- </p>
+ <p>The <c>ssh</c> application does not have an application-
+ specific configuration file, as described in application(3).
+ However, by default it use the following configuration files
+ from OpenSSH:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>known_hosts</c></item>
+ <item><c>authorized_keys</c></item>
+ <item><c>authorized_keys2</c></item>
+ <item><c>id_dsa</c></item>
+ <item><c>id_rsa</c></item>
+ <item><c>ssh_host_dsa_key</c></item>
+ <item><c>ssh_host_rsa_key</c></item>
+ </list>
+ <p>By default, <c>ssh</c> looks for <c>id_dsa</c>, <c>id_rsa</c>,
+ <c>known_hosts</c>, and <c>authorized_keys</c> in ~/.ssh,
+ and for the host key files in <c>/etc/ssh</c>. These locations can be changed
+ by the options <c>user_dir</c> and <c>system_dir</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>Public key handling can also be customized through a callback module that
+ implements the behaviors
+ <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
+ </p>
- <section>
- <title>PUBLIC KEYS</title>
- <p>
- id_dsa and id_rsa are the users private key files, note that
- the public key is part of the private key so the ssh
- application will not use the id_&lt;*>.pub files. These are
- for the users convenience when he/she needs to convey their
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Public Keys</title>
+ <p><c>id_dsa</c> and <c>id_rsa</c> are the users private key files.
+ Notice that the public key is part of the private key so the <c>ssh</c>
+ application does not use the <c>id_&lt;*>.pub</c> files. These are
+ for the user's convenience when it is needed to convey the user's
public key.
</p>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>KNOW HOSTS</title>
- <p>The known_hosts file contains a list of approved servers and
- their public keys. Once a server is listed, it can be verified
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Known Hosts</title>
+ <p>The <c>known_hosts</c> file contains a list of approved servers and
+ their public keys. Once a server is listed, it can be verified
without user interaction.
</p>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>AUTHORIZED KEYS</title>
- <p>The authorized key file keeps track of the user's authorized
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Authorized Keys</title>
+ <p>The <c>authorized_key</c> file keeps track of the user's authorized
public keys. The most common use of this file is to let users
- log in without entering their password which is supported by the
- Erlang SSH daemon.
+ log in without entering their password, which is supported by the
+ Erlang <c>ssh</c> daemon.
</p>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>HOST KEYS</title>
- <p>Currently rsa and dsa host keys are supported and are
- expected to be found in files named ssh_host_rsa_key and
- ssh_host_dsa_key.
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Host Keys</title>
+ <p>RSA and DSA host keys are supported and are
+ expected to be found in files named <c>ssh_host_rsa_key</c> and
+ <c>ssh_host_dsa_key</c>.
</p>
- </section>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>ERROR LOGGER AND EVENT HANDLERS</title>
+ <p>The <c>ssh</c> application has no error logger or event handlers.</p>
</section>
<section>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_channel.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_channel.xml
index a52a6a115e..429ef3c849 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_channel.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_channel.xml
@@ -23,69 +23,84 @@
The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
</legalnotice>
<title>ssh_channel</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
</header>
<module>ssh_channel</module>
<modulesummary>-behaviour(ssh_channel).
</modulesummary>
<description>
<p>SSH services (clients and servers) are implemented as channels
- that are multiplexed over an SSH connection and communicates via
+ that are multiplexed over an SSH connection and communicates over
the <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt"> SSH
Connection Protocol</url>. This module provides a callback API
- that takes care of generic channel aspects such as flow control
- and close messages and lets the callback functions take care of
+ that takes care of generic channel aspects, such as flow control
+ and close messages. It lets the callback functions take care of
the service (application) specific parts. This behavior also ensures
that the channel process honors the principal of an OTP-process so
that it can be part of a supervisor tree. This is a requirement of
channel processes implementing a subsystem that will be added to
- the SSH applications supervisor tree.
+ the <c>ssh</c> applications supervisor tree.
</p>
- <note> <p>When implementing a SSH subsystem use the
- <c>-behaviour(ssh_daemon_channel).</c> instead of <c>-behaviour(ssh_channel).</c>
- as the only relevant callback functions for subsystems are
- init/1, handle_ssh_msg/2, handle_msg/2 and terminate/2, so the ssh_daemon_channel
- behaviour is limited version of the ssh_channel behaviour.
- </p> </note>
+ <note><p>When implementing an <c>ssh</c> subsystem, use
+ <c>-behaviour(ssh_daemon_channel)</c> instead of <c>-behaviour(ssh_channel)</c>.
+ The reason is that the only relevant callback functions for subsystems are
+ <c>init/1</c>, <c>handle_ssh_msg/2</c>, <c>handle_msg/2</c>, and <c>terminate/2</c>.
+ So, the <c>ssh_daemon_channel</c> behaviour is a limited version of the
+ <c>ssh_channel</c> behaviour.
+ </p></note>
</description>
<section>
- <title>DATA TYPES </title>
+ <title>DATA TYPES</title>
- <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module
- and/or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
- type:</p>
+ <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module,
+ or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
+ type, or both:</p>
- <p><c>boolean() = true | false </c></p>
- <p><c>string() = list of ASCII characters</c></p>
- <p><c>timeout() = infinity | integer() - in milliseconds.</c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_connection_ref() - opaque to the user returned by
- ssh:connect/3 or sent to an SSH channel process</c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_channel_id() = integer() </c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_data_type_code() = 1 ("stderr") | 0 ("normal") are
- currently valid values see <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254 </url> section 5.2.</c></p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>boolean()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>true | false</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>string()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= list of ASCII characters</p></item>
+ <tag><c>timeout()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>infinity | integer()</c> in milliseconds</p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_connection_ref()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Opaque to the user, returned by
+ <c>ssh:connect/3</c> or sent to an SSH channel process</p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_channel_id()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>integer()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_data_type_code()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>1</c> ("stderr") | <c>0</c> ("normal") are
+ the valid values,
+ see <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254</url>
+ Section 5.2</p></item>
+ </taglist>
</section>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>call(ChannelRef, Msg) -></name>
<name>call(ChannelRef, Msg, Timeout) -> Reply | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary> Makes a synchronous call to a channel.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Makes a synchronous call to a channel.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelRef = pid() </v>
- <d>As returned by start_link/4 </d>
- <v>Msg = term() </v>
- <v>Timeout = timeout() </v>
- <v>Reply = term() </v>
- <v>Reason = closed | timeout </v>
+ <d>As returned by <c>start_link/4</c></d>
+ <v>Msg = term()</v>
+ <v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
+ <v>Reply = term()</v>
+ <v>Reason = closed | timeout</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Makes a synchronous call to the channel process by sending
- a message and waiting until a reply arrives or a timeout
- occurs. The channel will call <seealso marker =
+ a message and waiting until a reply arrives, or a time-out
+ occurs. The channel calls <seealso marker =
"#Module:handle_call-3">Module:handle_call/3</seealso>
- to handle the message. If the channel process does not exist
+ to handle the message. If the channel process does not exist,
<c>{error, closed}</c> is returned.
</p>
</desc>
@@ -96,14 +111,14 @@
<fsummary>Sends an asynchronous message to the channel
ChannelRef and returns ok.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>ChannelRef = pid() </v>
- <d>As returned by start_link/4 </d>
- <v>Msg = term() </v>
+ <v>ChannelRef = pid()</v>
+ <d>As returned by <c>start_link/4</c></d>
+ <v>Msg = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Sends an asynchronous message to the channel process and
returns ok immediately, ignoring if the destination node or
- channel process does not exist. The channel will call
+ channel process does not exist. The channel calls
<seealso marker = "#Module:handle_cast-2">Module:handle_cast/2</seealso>
to handle the message.
</p>
@@ -112,31 +127,32 @@
<func>
<name>enter_loop(State) -> _ </name>
- <fsummary> Makes an existing process an ssh_channel process. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Makes an existing process an ssh_channel process.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> State = term() - as returned by <seealso marker = "#init-1">ssh_channel:init/1</seealso></v>
+ <v>State = term() - as returned by
+ <seealso marker = "#init-1">ssh_channel:init/1</seealso></v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Makes an existing process an <c>ssh_channel</c>
- process. Does not return, instead the calling process will
- enter the <c>ssh_channel</c> process receive loop and become an
- <c>ssh_channel process.</c> The process must have been started using
- one of the start functions in proc_lib, see <seealso
- marker="stdlib:proc_lib">proc_lib(3)</seealso>. The
- user is responsible for any initialization of the process
- and needs to call <seealso marker = "#init-1">ssh_channel:init/1</seealso>
+ <p>Makes an existing process an <c>ssh_channel</c>
+ process. Does not return, instead the calling process
+ enters the <c>ssh_channel</c> process receive loop and become an
+ <c>ssh_channel process</c>. The process must have been started using
+ one of the start functions in <c>proc_lib</c>, see the <seealso
+ marker="stdlib:proc_lib">proc_lib(3)</seealso> manual page in <c>stdlib</c>.
+ The user is responsible for any initialization of the process
+ and must call <seealso marker = "#init-1">ssh_channel:init/1</seealso>.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>init(Options) -> {ok, State} | {ok, State, Timeout} | {stop, Reason} </name>
- <fsummary> Initiates a ssh_channel process.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Initiates an <c>ssh_channel</c> process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Options = [{Option, Value}]</v>
<v>State = term()</v>
- <v>Timeout = timeout() </v>
- <v>Reason = term() </v>
+ <v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>
@@ -144,48 +160,47 @@
</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{channel_cb, atom()}]]></c></tag>
- <item>The module that implements the channel behaviour.</item>
+ <item><p>The module that implements the channel behaviour.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{init_args(), list()}]]></c></tag>
- <item> The list of arguments to the callback module's
- init function.</item>
+ <item><p>The list of arguments to the <c>init</c> function of the callback module.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{cm, connection_ref()}]]></c></tag>
- <item> Reference to the ssh connection as returned by <seealso
- marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/3</seealso></item>
+ <item><p>Reference to the <c>ssh</c> connection as returned by <seealso
+ marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/3</seealso></p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{channel_id, channel_id()}]]></c></tag>
- <item> Id of the SSH channel.</item>
+ <item><p>Id of the <c>ssh</c> channel.</p></item>
</taglist>
<note><p>This function is normally not called by the
- user. The user only needs to call if for some reason the
+ user. The user only needs to call if the
channel process needs to be started with help of
<c>proc_lib</c> instead of calling
<c>ssh_channel:start/4</c> or
- <c>ssh_channel:start_link/4</c> </p>
+ <c>ssh_channel:start_link/4</c>.</p>
</note>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>reply(Client, Reply) -> _</name>
- <fsummary>Send a reply to a client.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Sends a reply to a client.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Client - opaque to the user, see explanation below</v>
<v>Reply = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>This function can be used by a channel to explicitly send a
+ <p>This function can be used by a channel to send a
reply to a client that called <c>call/[2,3]</c> when the reply
cannot be defined in the return value of
<seealso marker ="#Module:handle_call-3">Module:handle_call/3</seealso>.</p>
<p><c>Client</c> must be the <c>From</c> argument provided to
the callback function <c>handle_call/3</c>.
<c>Reply</c> is an arbitrary term,
- which will be given back to the client as the return value of
- <seealso marker="#call-2">ssh_channel:call/[2,3].</seealso>></p>
+ which is given back to the client as the return value of
+ <seealso marker="#call-2">ssh_channel:call/[2,3].</seealso></p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -193,24 +208,25 @@
<name>start(SshConnection, ChannelId, ChannelCb, CbInitArgs) -> </name>
<name>start_link(SshConnection, ChannelId, ChannelCb, CbInitArgs) ->
{ok, ChannelRef} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary> Starts a processes that handles a SSH channel. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Starts a process that handles an SSH channel.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>SshConnection = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
- <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id() </v>
- <d> As returned by cannot be defined in the return value of
- <seealso marker ="ssh_connection#session_channel/2">ssh_connection:session_channel/[2,4]</seealso></d>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <d>As returned by
+ <seealso marker ="ssh_connection#session_channel/2">
+ ssh_connection:session_channel/[2,4]</seealso>.</d>
<v>ChannelCb = atom()</v>
- <d> The name of the module implementing the service specific parts
+ <d>Name of the module implementing the service-specific parts
of the channel.</d>
<v>CbInitArgs = [term()]</v>
- <d>Argument list for the init function in the callback module. </d>
+ <d>Argument list for the <c>init</c> function in the callback module.</d>
<v>ChannelRef = pid()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Starts a processes that handles an SSH channel. It will be
- called internally by the SSH daemon or explicitly by the SSH
- client implementations. The behavior will set the
- <c>trap_exit</c> flag to true.
+ <p>Starts a process that handles an SSH channel. It is
+ called internally, by the <c>ssh</c> daemon, or explicitly by the <c>ssh</c>
+ client implementations. The behavior sets the
+ <c>trap_exit</c> flag to <c>true</c>.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -219,19 +235,19 @@
<section>
<marker id="cb_timeouts"></marker>
- <title> CALLBACK TIMEOUTS</title>
+ <title>CALLBACK TIME-OUTS</title>
- <p>The timeout values that may be returned by the callback functions
- has the same semantics as in a <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_server">gen_server</seealso>
- If the timeout occurs <seealso marker="#Module:handle_msg-2">handle_msg/2</seealso>
- will be called as <c>handle_msg(timeout, State). </c></p>
+ <p>The time-out values that can be returned by the callback functions
+ have the same semantics as in a <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_server">gen_server</seealso>.
+ If the time-out occurs, <seealso marker="#Module:handle_msg-2">handle_msg/2</seealso>
+ is called as <c>handle_msg(timeout, State)</c>.</p>
</section>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>Module:code_change(OldVsn, State, Extra) -> {ok,
NewState}</name>
- <fsummary> Converts process state when code is changed.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Converts process state when code is changed.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>OldVsn = term()</v>
<d>In the case of an upgrade, <c>OldVsn</c> is <c>Vsn</c>, and
@@ -241,31 +257,31 @@
<c>Module</c>. If no such attribute is defined, the version is
the checksum of the BEAM file.</d>
<v>State = term()</v>
- <d>The internal state of the channel.</d>
+ <d>Internal state of the channel.</d>
<v>Extra = term()</v>
- <d>Passed as-is from the <c>{advanced,Extra}</c>
+ <d>Passed “as-is” from the <c>{advanced,Extra}</c>
part of the update instruction.</d>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Converts process state when code is changed.</p>
+ <p>Converts process state when code is changed.</p>
- <p>This function is called by a client side channel when it
- should update its internal state during a release
- upgrade/downgrade, i.e. when the instruction
- <c>{update,Module,Change,...}</c> where
- <c>Change={advanced,Extra}</c> is given in the <c>appup</c>
- file. See <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:release_handling#instr">OTP
- Design Principles</seealso> for more information.
+ <p>This function is called by a client-side channel when it
+ is to update its internal state during a release
+ upgrade or downgrade, that is, when the instruction
+ <c>{update,Module,Change,...}</c>, where
+ <c>Change={advanced,Extra}</c>, is given in the <c>appup</c>
+ file. For more information, refer to Section 9.11.6
+ Release Handling Instructions in the
+ <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:release_handling#instr">System Documentation</seealso>.
</p>
<note><p>Soft upgrade according to the OTP release concept
is not straight forward for the server side, as subsystem
- channel processes are spawned by the SSH application and
- hence added to its supervisor tree. It could be possible to
- upgrade the subsystem channels, when upgrading the user
- application, if the callback functions can handle two
- versions of the state, but this function can not be used in
- the normal way.</p>
+ channel processes are spawned by the <c>ssh</c> application and
+ hence added to its supervisor tree. The subsystem channels can
+ be upgraded when upgrading the user application, if the callback
+ functions can handle two versions of the state, but this function
+ cannot be used in the normal way.</p>
</note>
</desc>
@@ -274,30 +290,30 @@
<func>
<name>Module:init(Args) -> {ok, State} | {ok, State, timeout()} |
{stop, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary> Makes necessary initializations and returns the
+ <fsummary>Makes necessary initializations and returns the
initial channel state if the initializations succeed.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> Args = term() </v>
- <d> Last argument to ssh_channel:start_link/4.</d>
- <v> State = term() </v>
- <v> Reason = term() </v>
+ <v>Args = term()</v>
+ <d>Last argument to <c>ssh_channel:start_link/4</c>.</d>
+ <v>State = term()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Makes necessary initializations and returns the initial channel
+ <p>Makes necessary initializations and returns the initial channel
state if the initializations succeed.
</p>
- <p>For more detailed information on timeouts see the section
- <seealso marker="#cb_timeouts">CALLBACK TIMEOUTS</seealso>. </p>
+ <p>For more detailed information on time-outs, see Section
+ <seealso marker="#cb_timeouts">CALLBACK TIME-OUTS</seealso>. </p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>Module:handle_call(Msg, From, State) -> Result</name>
- <fsummary> Handles messages sent by calling
- <c>ssh_channel:call/[2,3]</c></fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Handles messages sent by calling
+ <c>ssh_channel:call/[2,3]</c>.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Msg = term()</v>
- <v>From = opaque to the user should be used as argument to
+ <v>From = Opaque to the user, is to be used as argument to
ssh_channel:reply/2</v>
<v>State = term()</v>
<v>Result = {reply, Reply, NewState} | {reply, Reply, NewState, timeout()}
@@ -311,15 +327,15 @@
<p>Handles messages sent by calling
<seealso marker="#call-2">ssh_channel:call/[2,3]</seealso>
</p>
- <p>For more detailed information on timeouts see the section
- <seealso marker="#cb_timeouts">CALLBACK TIMEOUTS</seealso>. </p>
+ <p>For more detailed information on time-outs,, see Section
+ <seealso marker="#cb_timeouts">CALLBACK TIME-OUTS</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>Module:handle_cast(Msg, State) -> Result</name>
- <fsummary> Handles messages sent by calling
- <c>ssh_channel:cact/2</c></fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Handles messages sent by calling
+ <c>ssh_channel:cact/2</c>.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Msg = term()</v>
<v>State = term()</v>
@@ -329,11 +345,11 @@
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Handles messages sent by calling
- <c>ssh_channel:cast/2</c>
+ <p>Handles messages sent by calling
+ <c>ssh_channel:cast/2</c>.
</p>
- <p>For more detailed information on timeouts see the section
- <seealso marker="#cb_timeouts">CALLBACK TIMEOUTS</seealso>. </p>
+ <p>For more detailed information on time-outs, see Section
+ <seealso marker="#cb_timeouts">CALLBACK TIME-OUTS</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -341,33 +357,33 @@
<name>Module:handle_msg(Msg, State) -> {ok, State} |
{stop, ChannelId, State}</name>
- <fsummary> Handle other messages than SSH connection protocol,
- call or cast messages sent to the channel.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Handles other messages than SSH connection protocol,
+ call, or cast messages sent to the channel.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Msg = timeout | term()</v>
<v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
<v>State = term() </v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Handle other messages than ssh connection protocol, call or
+ <p>Handles other messages than SSH Connection Protocol, call, or
cast messages sent to the channel.
</p>
- <p> Possible erlang 'EXIT'-messages should be handled by this
- function and all channels should handle the following message.</p>
+ <p>Possible Erlang 'EXIT' messages is to be handled by this
+ function and all channels are to handle the following message.</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{ssh_channel_up, ssh_channel_id(),
ssh_connection_ref()}]]></c></tag>
- <item>This is the first messages that will be received by
- the channel, it is sent just before the <seealso
+ <item><p>This is the first message that the channel receives.
+ It is sent just before the <seealso
marker="#init-1">ssh_channel:init/1</seealso> function
- returns successfully. This is especially useful if the
+ returns successfully. This is especially useful if the
server wants to send a message to the client without first
receiving a message from it. If the message is not
- useful for your particular scenario just ignore it by
- immediately returning {ok, State}.
- </item>
+ useful for your particular scenario, ignore it by
+ immediately returning <c>{ok, State}</c>.
+ </p></item>
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -375,42 +391,44 @@
<func>
<name>Module:handle_ssh_msg(Msg, State) -> {ok, State} | {stop,
ChannelId, State}</name>
- <fsummary> Handles ssh connection protocol messages. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Handles <c>ssh</c> connection protocol messages.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>Msg = <seealso marker="ssh_connection"> ssh_connection:event() </seealso> </v>
+ <v>Msg = ssh_connection:event()</v>
<v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
<v>State = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Handles SSH connection protocol messages that may need
- service specific attention.
+ <p>Handles SSH Connection Protocol messages that may need
+ service-specific attention. For details,
+ see <seealso marker="ssh_connection"> ssh_connection:event()</seealso>.
</p>
- <p> The following message is completely taken care of by the
- SSH channel behavior</p>
+ <p>The following message is taken care of by the
+ <c>ssh_channel</c> behavior.</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{closed, ssh_channel_id()}]]></c></tag>
- <item> The channel behavior will send a close message to the
- other side if such a message has not already been sent and
- then terminate the channel with reason normal.</item>
+ <item><p>The channel behavior sends a close message to the
+ other side, if such a message has not already been sent.
+ Then it terminates the channel with reason <c>normal</c>.</p></item>
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>Module:terminate(Reason, State) -> _</name>
- <fsummary> </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Does cleaning up before channel process termination.
+</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Reason = term()</v>
<v>State = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function is called by a channel process when it is
- about to terminate. Before this function is called <seealso
+ about to terminate. Before this function is called, <seealso
marker="ssh_connection#close-2"> ssh_connection:close/2
- </seealso> will be called if it has not been called earlier.
- This function should do any necessary cleaning
+ </seealso> is called, if it has not been called earlier.
+ This function does any necessary cleaning
up. When it returns, the channel process terminates with
reason <c>Reason</c>. The return value is ignored.
</p>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml
index f3d05a8980..c3c005c58c 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml
@@ -23,102 +23,112 @@
The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
</legalnotice>
<title>ssh_client_key_api</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
</header>
<module>ssh_client_key_api</module>
<modulesummary>
-behaviour(ssh_client_key_api).
</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p> Behavior describing the API for an SSH client's public key handling.
- By implementing the callbacks defined.
- in this behavior it is possible to customize the SSH client's public key
- handling. By default the SSH application implements this behavior
- with help of the standard openssh files, see <seealso marker="SSH_app"> ssh(6)</seealso>. </p>
+ <p>Behavior describing the API for public key handling of an SSH client. By implementing
+ the callbacks defined in this behavior, the public key handling of an SSH client can
+ be customized. By default the <c>ssh</c> application implements this behavior
+ with help of the standard OpenSSH files,
+ see the <seealso marker="SSH_app"> ssh(6)</seealso> application.</p>
</description>
<section>
- <title>DATA TYPES </title>
+ <title>DATA TYPES</title>
- <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module
- and/or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
- type. For more details on public key data types
- see the <seealso marker="public_key:public_key_records"> public_key user's guide.</seealso>
+ <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module,
+ or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
+ type, or both. For more details on public key data types,
+ refer to Section 2 Public Key Records in the
+ <seealso marker="public_key:public_key_records"> public_key user's guide:</seealso>
</p>
-
- <p> boolean() = true | false</p>
- <p> string() = [byte()] </p>
- <p> public_key() = #'RSAPublicKey'{}| {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}| term()</p>
- <p> private_key() = #'RSAPrivateKey'{} | #'DSAPrivateKey'{} | term()</p>
- <p> public_key_algorithm() = 'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss' | atom()</p>
-
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>boolean()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>true | false</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>string()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>[byte()]</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>public_key()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>#'RSAPublicKey'{}| {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}| term()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>private_key()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>#'RSAPrivateKey'{} | #'DSAPrivateKey'{} | term()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>public_key_algorithm()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss' | atom()</c></p></item>
+ </taglist>
</section>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>Module:add_host_key(HostNames, Key, ConnectOptions) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Adds a host key to the set of trusted host keys</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Adds a host key to the set of trusted host keys.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>HostNames = string()</v>
- <d>Description of the host that owns the <c>PublicKey</c></d>
+ <d>Description of the host that owns the <c>PublicKey</c>.</d>
- <v>Key = public_key() </v>
- <d> Normally an RSA or DSA public key but handling of other public keys can be added</d>
+ <v>Key = public_key()</v>
+ <d>Normally an RSA or DSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added.</d>
- <v>ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist() </v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso></d>
- <v>Reason = term() </v>
+ <v>ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso></d>
+ <v>Reason = term().</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Adds a host key to the set of trusted host keys</p>
+ <p>Adds a host key to the set of trusted host keys.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>Module:is_host_key(Key, Host, Algorithm, ConnectOptions) -> Result</name>
- <fsummary>Checks if a host key is trusted</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Checks if a host key is trusted.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Key = public_key() </v>
- <d> Normally an RSA or DSA public key but handling of other public keys can be added</d>
+ <d>Normally an RSA or DSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added.</d>
<v>Host = string()</v>
- <d>Description of the host</d>
+ <d>Description of the host.</d>
<v>Algorithm = public_key_algorithm()</v>
- <d> Host key algorithm. Should support 'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss' but additional algorithms
+ <d>Host key algorithm. Is to support <c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss'</c>, but more algorithms
can be handled.</d>
- <v> ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist() </v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso></d>
+ <v>ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist() </v>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso>.</d>
- <v> Result = boolean()</v>
+ <v>Result = boolean()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Checks if a host key is trusted</p>
+ <p>Checks if a host key is trusted.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>Module:user_key(Algorithm, ConnectOptions) ->
{ok, PrivateKey} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Fetches the users "public key" matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Fetches the users <em>public key</em> matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Algorithm = public_key_algorithm()</v>
- <d> Host key algorithm. Should support 'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss' but additional algorithms
+ <d>Host key algorithm. Is to support <c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss'</c> but more algorithms
can be handled.</d>
- <v> ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist() </v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso></d>
+ <v>ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso></d>
- <v> PrivateKey = private_key()</v>
- <d> The private key of the user matching the <c>Algorithm</c></d>
+ <v>PrivateKey = private_key()</v>
+ <d>Private key of the user matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</d>
- <v>Reason = term() </v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Fetches the users "public key" matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.
- <note><p>The private key contains the public key</p></note>
- </p>
+ <p>Fetches the users <em>public key</em> matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</p>
+ <note><p>The private key contains the public key.</p></note>
+
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
index 5e2926dfa6..2ca1060e9e 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
@@ -24,156 +24,174 @@
</legalnotice>
<title>ssh_connection</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
<date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
</header>
<module>ssh_connection</module>
- <modulesummary>This module provides API functions to send <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt"> SSH Connection Protocol </url>
+ <modulesummary>This module provides API functions to send
+ <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt"> SSH Connection Protocol </url>
events to the other side of an SSH channel.
</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p>The SSH Connection Protocol is used by clients and servers
- (i.e. SSH channels) to communicate over the SSH connection. The
- API functions in this module sends SSH Connection Protocol events
- that are received as messages by the remote channel.
- In the case that the receiving channel is an Erlang process the
- message will be on the following format
- <c><![CDATA[{ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(), ssh_event_msg()}]]></c>. If the <seealso
- marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel</seealso> behavior is used to
- implement the channel process these will be handled by
- <seealso
- marker="ssh_channel#Module:handle_ssh_msg-2">handle_ssh_msg/2 </seealso>.</p>
+ <p>The SSH Connection Protocol is used by clients and servers,
+ that is, SSH channels, to communicate over the SSH connection. The
+ API functions in this module send SSH Connection Protocol events,
+ which are received as messages by the remote channel.
+ If the receiving channel is an Erlang process, the
+ messages have the format
+ <c><![CDATA[{ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(), ssh_event_msg()}]]></c>.
+ If the <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel</seealso> behavior is used to
+ implement the channel process, these messages are handled by
+ <seealso marker="ssh_channel#Module:handle_ssh_msg-2">handle_ssh_msg/2</seealso>.</p>
</description>
<section>
- <title>DATA TYPES </title>
-
- <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module and/or
- abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data type:</p>
-
- <p><c>boolean() = true | false </c></p>
- <p><c>string() = list of ASCII characters</c></p>
- <p><c>timeout() = infinity | integer() - in milliseconds.</c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_connection_ref() - opaque to the user returned by
- ssh:connect/3 or sent to an SSH channel processes</c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_channel_id() = integer() </c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_data_type_code() = 1 ("stderr") | 0 ("normal") are
- currently valid values see</c> <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254 </url> section 5.2.</p>
- <p><c>ssh_request_status() = success | failure</c></p>
- <p><c>event() = {ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(), ssh_event_msg()} </c></p>
- <p><c>ssh_event_msg() = data_events() | status_events() | terminal_events() </c></p>
- <p><c>reason() = timeout | closed </c></p>
+ <title>DATA TYPES</title>
+
+ <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module,
+ or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
+ type, or both:</p>
+
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>boolean()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>true | false </c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>string()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= list of ASCII characters</p></item>
+ <tag><c>timeout()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>infinity | integer()</c> in milliseconds</p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_connection_ref()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Opaque to the user, returned by
+ <c>ssh:connect/3</c> or sent to an SSH channel processes</p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_channel_id()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>integer()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_data_type_code()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>1</c> ("stderr") | <c>0</c> ("normal") are
+ valid values, see
+ <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254</url> Section 5.2.</p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_request_status() ssh_request_status()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>success | failure</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>event()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>{ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(), ssh_event_msg()}</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>ssh_event_msg()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>data_events() | status_events() | terminal_events()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>reason()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>timeout | closed</c></p></item>
+ </taglist>
<taglist>
- <tag><b>data_events()</b></tag>
+ <tag><em>data_events()</em></tag>
<item>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{data, ssh_channel_id(), ssh_data_type_code(), binary() = Data}]]></c></tag>
- <item> Data has arrived on the channel. This event is sent as
- result of calling <seealso marker="ssh_connection#send-3"> ssh_connection:send/[3,4,5] </seealso></item>
+ <item><p>Data has arrived on the channel. This event is sent as a
+ result of calling <seealso marker="ssh_connection#send-3">
+ ssh_connection:send/[3,4,5]</seealso>.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{eof, ssh_channel_id()}]]></c></tag>
- <item>Indicates that the other side will not send any more
- data. This event is sent as result of calling <seealso
- marker="ssh_connection#send_eof-2"> ssh_connection:send_eof/2</seealso>
- </item>
+ <item><p>Indicates that the other side sends no more data.
+ This event is sent as a result of calling <seealso
+ marker="ssh_connection#send_eof-2"> ssh_connection:send_eof/2</seealso>.
+ </p></item>
</taglist>
</item>
- <tag><b>status_events()</b></tag>
+ <tag><em>status_events()</em></tag>
<item>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{signal, ssh_channel_id(), ssh_signal()}]]></c></tag>
- <item>A signal can be delivered to the remote process/service
- using the following message. Some systems will not support
- signals, in which case they should ignore this message. There is
- currently no funtion to generate this event as the signals
- refered to are on OS-level and not something generated by an
- Erlang program.</item>
+ <item><p>A signal can be delivered to the remote process/service
+ using the following message. Some systems do not support
+ signals, in which case they are to ignore this message. There is
+ currently no function to generate this event as the signals
+ referred to are on OS-level and not something generated by an
+ Erlang program.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{exit_signal, ssh_channel_id(), string() = ExitSignal, string() = ErrorMsg,
string() = LanguageString}]]></c></tag>
- <item>A remote execution may terminate violently due to a signal
- then this message may be received. For details on valid string
- values see <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254</url> section 6.10. Special case of the signals
- mentioned above.</item>
+ <item><p>A remote execution can terminate violently because of a signal.
+ Then this message can be received. For details on valid string
+ values, see <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254</url>
+ Section 6.10, which shows a special case of these signals.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{exit_status, ssh_channel_id(), integer() = ExitStatus}]]></c></tag>
- <item> When the command running at the other end terminates, the
+ <item><p>When the command running at the other end terminates, the
following message can be sent to return the exit status of the
- command. A zero 'exit_status' usually means that the command
- terminated successfully. This event is sent as result of calling
+ command. A zero <c>exit_status</c> usually means that the command
+ terminated successfully. This event is sent as a result of calling
<seealso marker="ssh_connection#exit_status-3">
- ssh_connection:exit_status/3</seealso></item>
+ ssh_connection:exit_status/3</seealso>.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{closed, ssh_channel_id()}]]></c></tag>
- <item> This event is sent as result of calling
- <seealso marker="ssh_connection#close-2">ssh_connection:close/2</seealso> Both the handling of this
- event and sending of it will be taken care of by the
- <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel</seealso> behavior.</item>
+ <item><p>This event is sent as a result of calling
+ <seealso marker="ssh_connection#close-2">ssh_connection:close/2</seealso>.
+ Both the handling of this event and sending it are taken care of by the
+ <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel</seealso> behavior.</p></item>
</taglist>
</item>
- <tag><b>terminal_events()</b></tag>
+ <tag><em>terminal_events()</em></tag>
<item>
- <p> Channels implementing a shell and command execution on the
- server side should handle the following messages that may be sent by client channel processes. </p>
+ <p>Channels implementing a shell and command execution on the
+ server side are to handle the following messages that can be sent by client-
+ channel processes.</p>
- <note> <p>Events that includes a <c> WantReply</c> expects the event handling
- process to call <seealso marker="ssh_connection#reply_request-4">ssh_connection:reply_request/4</seealso>
- with the boolean value of <c> WantReply</c> as the second
- argument. </p></note>
+ <p>Events that include a <c>WantReply</c> expect the event handling
+ process to call <seealso marker="ssh_connection#reply_request-4">
+ ssh_connection:reply_request/4</seealso>
+ with the boolean value of <c>WantReply</c> as the second argument.</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{env, ssh_channel_id(), boolean() = WantReply,
string() = Var, string() = Value}]]></c></tag>
- <item> Environment variables may be passed to the shell/command
- to be started later. This event is sent as result of calling <seealso
- marker="ssh_connection#setenv-5"> ssh_connection:setenv/5</seealso>
- </item>
+ <item><p>Environment variables can be passed to the shell/command
+ to be started later. This event is sent as a result of calling <seealso
+ marker="ssh_connection#setenv-5"> ssh_connection:setenv/5</seealso>.
+ </p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{pty, ssh_channel_id(),
boolean() = WantReply, {string() = Terminal, integer() = CharWidth,
integer() = RowHeight, integer() = PixelWidth, integer() = PixelHeight,
[{atom() | integer() = Opcode,
integer() = Value}] = TerminalModes}}]]></c></tag>
- <item>A pseudo-terminal has been requested for the
- session. Terminal is the value of the TERM environment
- variable value (e.g., vt100). Zero dimension parameters must
- be ignored. The character/row dimensions override the pixel
- dimensions (when nonzero). Pixel dimensions refer to the
- drawable area of the window. The <c>Opcode</c> in the
+ <item><p>A pseudo-terminal has been requested for the
+ session. <c>Terminal</c> is the value of the TERM environment
+ variable value, that is, <c>vt100</c>. Zero dimension parameters must
+ be ignored. The character/row dimensions override the pixel
+ dimensions (when non-zero). Pixel dimensions refer to the
+ drawable area of the window. <c>Opcode</c> in the
<c>TerminalModes</c> list is the mnemonic name, represented
- as an lowercase erlang atom, defined in
- <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254 </url> section 8.
- It may also be an opcode if the mnemonic name is not listed in the
- RFC. Example <c>OP code: 53, mnemonic name ECHO erlang atom:
- echo</c>.This event is sent as result of calling <seealso
- marker="ssh_connection#ptty_alloc/4">ssh_connection:ptty_alloc/4</seealso></item>
+ as a lowercase Erlang atom, defined in
+ <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt">RFC 4254</url>, Section 8.
+ It can also be an <c>Opcode</c> if the mnemonic name is not listed in the
+ RFC. Example: <c>OP code: 53, mnemonic name ECHO erlang atom:
+ echo</c>. This event is sent as a result of calling <seealso
+ marker="ssh_connection#ptty_alloc/4">ssh_connection:ptty_alloc/4</seealso>.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{shell, boolean() = WantReply}]]></c></tag>
- <item> This message will request that the user's default shell
- be started at the other end. This event is sent as result of calling <seealso
- marker="ssh_connection#shell-2"> ssh_connection:shell/2</seealso>
- </item>
+ <item><p>This message requests that the user default shell
+ is started at the other end. This event is sent as a result of calling
+ <seealso marker="ssh_connection#shell-2"> ssh_connection:shell/2</seealso>.
+ </p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{window_change, ssh_channel_id(), integer() = CharWidth,
integer() = RowHeight, integer() = PixWidth, integer() = PixHeight}]]></c></tag>
- <item> When the window (terminal) size changes on the client
- side, it MAY send a message to the server side to inform it of
- the new dimensions. There is currently no API function to generate this
- event.</item>
+ <item><p>When the window (terminal) size changes on the client
+ side, it <em>can</em> send a message to the server side to inform it of
+ the new dimensions. No API function generates this event.</p></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{exec, ssh_channel_id(),
boolean() = WantReply, string() = Cmd}]]></c></tag>
- <item> This message will request that the server starts
- execution of the given command. This event is sent as result of calling <seealso
- marker="ssh_connection#exec-4">ssh_connection:exec/4 </seealso>
- </item>
+ <item><p>This message requests that the server starts
+ execution of the given command. This event is sent as a result of calling <seealso
+ marker="ssh_connection#exec-4">ssh_connection:exec/4 </seealso>.
+ </p></item>
</taglist>
</item>
</taglist>
@@ -183,80 +201,83 @@
<func>
<name>adjust_window(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, NumOfBytes) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Adjusts the SSH flowcontrol window. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Adjusts the SSH flow control window.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id() </v>
- <v> NumOfBytes = integer()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>NumOfBytes = integer()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Adjusts the SSH flowcontrol window. This shall be done by both client and server side channel processes.</p>
+ <p>Adjusts the SSH flow control window. This is to be done by both the
+ client- and server-side channel processes.</p>
- <note><p>Channels implemented with the <seealso marker="ssh_channel"> ssh_channel
- behavior</seealso> will normaly not need to call this function as flow control
- will be handled by the behavior. The behavior will adjust the window every time
+ <note><p>Channels implemented with the <seealso marker="ssh_channel"> ssh_channel</seealso>
+ behavior do not normally need to call this function as flow control
+ is handled by the behavior. The behavior adjusts the window every time
the callback <seealso marker="ssh_channel#Module:handle_ssh_msg-2">
- handle_ssh_msg/2 </seealso> has returned after processing channel data</p> </note>
+ handle_ssh_msg/2</seealso> returns after processing channel data.</p></note>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>close(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Sends a close message on the channel <c>ChannelId</c>. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Sends a close message on the channel <c>ChannelId</c>.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>A server or client channel process can choose to close their session by sending a close event.
+ <p>A server- or client-channel process can choose to close their session by
+ sending a close event.
</p>
- <note><p>This function will be called by the ssh_channel
- behavior when the channel is terminated see <seealso
- marker="ssh_channel"> ssh_channel(3) </seealso> so channels implemented with the
- behavior should not call this function explicitly.</p></note>
+ <note><p>This function is called by the <c>ssh_channel</c>
+ behavior when the channel is terminated, see <seealso
+ marker="ssh_channel"> ssh_channel(3) </seealso>. Thus, channels implemented
+ with the behavior are not to call this function explicitly.</p></note>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>exec(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Command, TimeOut) -> ssh_request_status() | {error, reason()} </name>
- <fsummary>Request that the server start the execution of the given command. </fsummary>
+ <name>exec(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Command, TimeOut) -> ssh_request_status() |
+ {error, reason()}</name>
+ <fsummary>Requests that the server starts the execution of the given command.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
- <v> Command = string()</v>
- <v>Timeout = timeout() </v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>Command = string()</v>
+ <v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Should be called by a client channel process to request that the server starts execution of the
- given command, the result will be several messages according to the following pattern. Note
- that the last message will be a channel close message, as the exec request is a one time
- execution that closes the channel when it is done.</p>
+ <p>Is to be called by a client-channel process to request that the server starts
+ executing the given command. The result is several messages according to the
+ following pattern. The last message is a channel close message, as the <c>exec</c>
+ request is a one-time execution that closes the channel when it is done.</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><c> N x {ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(),
- {data, ssh_channel_id(), ssh_data_type_code(), binary() = Data}} </c></tag>
- <item>The result of executing the command may be only one line
- or thousands of lines depending on the command.</item>
+ <tag><c>N x {ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(),
+ {data, ssh_channel_id(), ssh_data_type_code(), binary() = Data}}</c></tag>
+ <item><p>The result of executing the command can be only one line
+ or thousands of lines depending on the command.</p></item>
<tag><c>0 or 1 x {ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(), {eof, ssh_channel_id()}}</c></tag>
- <item>Indicates that no more data will be sent.</item>
+ <item><p>Indicates that no more data is to be sent.</p></item>
<tag><c>0 or 1 x {ssh_cm,
ssh_connection_ref(), {exit_signal,
ssh_channel_id(), string() = ExitSignal, string() = ErrorMsg, string() = LanguageString}}</c></tag>
- <item>Not all systems send signals. For details on valid string
- values see RFC 4254 section 6.10 </item>
+ <item><p>Not all systems send signals. For details on valid string
+ values, see RFC 4254, Section 6.10</p></item>
<tag><c>0 or 1 x {ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(), {exit_status,
ssh_channel_id(), integer() = ExitStatus}}</c></tag>
- <item>It is recommended by the <c>ssh connection protocol</c> that this
- message shall be sent, but that may not always be the case.</item>
+ <item><p>It is recommended by the SSH Connection Protocol to send this
+ message, but that is not always the case.</p></item>
- <tag><c> 1 x {ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(),
+ <tag><c>1 x {ssh_cm, ssh_connection_ref(),
{closed, ssh_channel_id()}}</c></tag>
- <item>Indicates that the ssh channel started for the
- execution of the command has now been shutdown.</item>
+ <item><p>Indicates that the <c>ssh_channel</c> started for the
+ execution of the command has now been shut down.</p></item>
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -265,78 +286,72 @@
<name>exit_status(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Status) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Sends the exit status of a command to the client.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
- <v> Status = integer()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>Status = integer()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Should be called by a server channel process to sends the exit status of a command to the client.</p>
+ <p>Is to be called by a server-channel process to send the exit status of a command
+ to the client.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>ptty_alloc(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Options) -> </name>
- <name>ptty_alloc(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Options, Timeout) -> > ssh_request_status() | {error, reason()} </name>
- <fsummary>Send status replies to requests that want such replies. </fsummary>
+ <name>ptty_alloc(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Options) -></name>
+ <name>ptty_alloc(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Options, Timeout) -> > ssh_request_status() |
+ {error, reason()}</name>
+ <fsummary>Sends an SSH Connection Protocol <c>pty_req</c>,
+ to allocate a pseudo-terminal.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
- <v> Options = proplists:proplist()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>Options = proplists:proplist()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Sends a SSH Connection Protocol pty_req, to allocate a pseudo tty.
- Should be called by a SSH client process.
- Options are:
- </p>
+ <p>Sends an SSH Connection Protocol <c>pty_req</c>, to allocate a pseudo-terminal.
+ Is to be called by an SSH client process.</p>
+ <p>Options:</p>
<taglist>
<tag>{term, string()}</tag>
- <item>
- Defaults to os:getenv("TERM") or "vt100" if it is undefined.
- </item>
+ <item><p>Defaults to <em>os:getenv("TERM")</em> or <em>vt100</em>
+ if it is undefined.</p></item>
+
<tag>{width, integer()}</tag>
- <item>
- Defaults to 80 if pixel_width is not defined.
- </item>
+ <item><p>Defaults to 80 if <c>pixel_width</c> is not defined.</p></item>
+
<tag>{height, integer()}</tag>
- <item>
- Defaults to 24 if pixel_height is not defined.
- </item>
+ <item><p>Defaults to 24 if <c>pixel_height</c> is not defined.</p></item>
+
<tag>{pixel_width, integer()}</tag>
- <item>
- Is disregarded if width is defined.
- </item>
+ <item><p>Is disregarded if <c>width</c> is defined.</p></item>
+
<tag>{pixel_height, integer()}</tag>
- <item>
- Is disregarded if height is defined.
- </item>
+ <item><p>Is disregarded if <c>height</c> is defined.</p></item>
+
<tag>{pty_opts, [{posix_atom(), integer()}]}</tag>
- <item>
- Option may be an empty list, otherwise
- see possible POSIX names in section 8 in <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt"> RFC 4254</url>.
+ <item><p>Option can be an empty list. Otherwise, see possible <em>POSIX</em> names
+ in Section 8 in <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt"> RFC 4254</url>.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
-
</desc>
</func>
- <func>
+ <func>
<name>reply_request(ConnectionRef, WantReply, Status, ChannelId) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Send status replies to requests that want such replies. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Sends status replies to requests that want such replies.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> WantReply = boolean()</v>
- <v> Status = ssh_request_status() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>WantReply = boolean()</v>
+ <v>Status = ssh_request_status()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Sends status replies to requests where the requester has
- stated that they want a status report e.i .<c> WantReply = true</c>,
- if <c> WantReply</c> is false calling this function will be a
- "noop". Should be called while handling an ssh connection
- protocol message containing a <c>WantReply</c> boolean
- value.
- </p>
+ stated that it wants a status report, that is, <c>WantReply = true</c>.
+ If <c>WantReply</c> is <c>false</c>, calling this function becomes a
+ "noop". Is to be called while handling an SSH Connection
+ Protocol message containing a <c>WantReply</c> boolean value.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -346,98 +361,97 @@
<name>send(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Type, Data) -></name>
<name>send(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Type, Data, TimeOut) ->
ok | {error, timeout} | {error, closed}</name>
- <fsummary>Sends channel data </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Sends channel data.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
- <v> Data = binary()</v>
- <v> Type = ssh_data_type_code()</v>
- <v> Timeout = timeout()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>Data = binary()</v>
+ <v>Type = ssh_data_type_code()</v>
+ <v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Should be called by client- and server channel processes to send data to each other.
+ <p>Is to be called by client- and server-channel processes to send data to each other.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>send_eof(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ok | {error, closed}</name>
- <fsummary>Sends eof on the channel <c>ChannelId</c>. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Sends EOF on channel <c>ChannelId</c>.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Sends eof on the channel <c>ChannelId</c>.
- </p>
+ <p>Sends EOF on channel <c>ChannelId</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>session_channel(ConnectionRef, Timeout) -> </name>
+ <name>session_channel(ConnectionRef, Timeout) -></name>
<name>session_channel(ConnectionRef, InitialWindowSize,
MaxPacketSize, Timeout) -> {ok, ssh_channel_id()} | {error, reason()}</name>
- <fsummary>Opens a channel for a ssh session. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Opens a channel for an SSH session.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
- <v> InitialWindowSize = integer() </v>
- <v> MaxPacketSize = integer() </v>
- <v> Timeout = timeout()</v>
- <v> Reason = term() </v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>InitialWindowSize = integer()</v>
+ <v>MaxPacketSize = integer()</v>
+ <v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Opens a channel for an SSH session. The channel id returned from this function
- is the id used as input to the other funtions in this module.
- </p>
+ is the id used as input to the other functions in this module.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>setenv(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Var, Value, TimeOut) -> ssh_request_status() | {error, reason()} </name>
- <fsummary> Environment variables may be passed to the
+ <name>setenv(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Var, Value, TimeOut) -> ssh_request_status() |
+ {error, reason()}</name>
+ <fsummary>Environment variables can be passed to the
shell/command to be started later.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
- <v> Var = string()</v>
- <v> Value = string()</v>
- <v> Timeout = timeout()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>Var = string()</v>
+ <v>Value = string()</v>
+ <v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Environment variables may be passed before starting the
- shell/command. Should be called by a client channel processes.
- </p>
+ <p>Environment variables can be passed before starting the
+ shell/command. Is to be called by a client channel processes.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>shell(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ssh_request_status() | {error, closed}
</name>
- <fsummary> Requests that the user's default shell (typically
- defined in /etc/passwd in UNIX systems) shall be executed at the server
- end. </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Requests that the user default shell (typically defined in
+ /etc/passwd in Unix systems) is to be executed at the server end.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Should be called by a client channel process to request that the user's default shell (typically
- defined in /etc/passwd in UNIX systems) shall be executed at the server end.
- </p>
+ <p>Is to be called by a client channel process to request that the user default
+ shell (typically defined in /etc/passwd in Unix systems) is executed
+ at the server end.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>subsystem(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Subsystem, Timeout) -> ssh_request_status() | {error, reason()} </name>
- <fsummary> </fsummary>
+ <name>subsystem(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Subsystem, Timeout) -> ssh_request_status() |
+ {error, reason()}</name>
+ <fsummary>Requests to execute a predefined subsystem on the server.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
- <v> ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
- <v> Subsystem = string()</v>
- <v> Timeout = timeout()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ChannelId = ssh_channel_id()</v>
+ <v>Subsystem = string()</v>
+ <v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Should be called by a client channel process for requesting to execute a predefined subsystem on the server.
+ <p>Is to be called by a client-channel process for requesting to execute a predefined
+ subsystem on the server.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml
index f7133e4ba5..9e1f4e908d 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml
@@ -23,68 +23,81 @@
The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
</legalnotice>
<title>ssh_server_key_api</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
</header>
<module>ssh_server_key_api</module>
<modulesummary>
-behaviour(ssh_server_key_api).
</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p> Behaviour describing the API for an SSH server's public key handling. By implementing the callbacks defined
- in this behavior it is possible to customize the SSH server's public key
- handling. By default the SSH application implements this behavior
- with help of the standard openssh files, see <seealso marker="SSH_app"> ssh(6)</seealso>.</p>
+ <p>Behaviour describing the API for public key handling of an SSH server. By implementing
+ the callbacks defined in this behavior, the public key handling of an SSH server can
+ be customized. By default the SSH application implements this behavior
+ with help of the standard OpenSSH files,
+ see the <seealso marker="SSH_app"> ssh(6)</seealso> application.</p>
</description>
<section>
- <title>DATA TYPES </title>
+ <title>DATA TYPES</title>
- <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module
- and/or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
- type. For more details on public key data types
- see the <seealso marker="public_key:public_key_records"> public_key user's guide.</seealso>
+ <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module,
+ or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data
+ type, or both. For more details on public key data types,
+ refer to Section 2 Public Key Records in the
+ <seealso marker="public_key:public_key_records"> public_key user's guide</seealso>.
</p>
- <p> boolean() = true | false</p>
- <p> string() = [byte()]</p>
- <p> public_key() = #'RSAPublicKey'{} | {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}} | term()</p>
- <p> private_key() = #'RSAPrivateKey'{} | #'DSAPrivateKey'{} | term()</p>
- <p> public_key_algorithm() = 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss' | atom()</p>
+<taglist>
+ <tag><c>boolean()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>true | false</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>string()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>[byte()]</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>public_key()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>#'RSAPublicKey'{}| {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}| term()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>private_key()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>#'RSAPrivateKey'{} | #'DSAPrivateKey'{} | term()</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>public_key_algorithm()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss' | atom()</c></p></item>
+ </taglist>
</section>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>Module:host_key(Algorithm, DaemonOptions) ->
{ok, Key} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Fetches the hosts private key </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Fetches the host’s private key.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Algorithm = public_key_algorithm()</v>
- <d> Host key algorithm. Should support 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss' but additional algorithms
+ <d>Host key algorithm. Is to support <c>'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'</c>, but more algorithms
can be handled.</d>
- <v> DaemonOptions = proplists:proplist() </v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso></d>
- <v> Key = private_key()</v>
- <d> The private key of the host matching the <c>Algorithm</c></d>
- <v>Reason = term() </v>
+ <v>DaemonOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso>.</d>
+ <v>Key = private_key()</v>
+ <d>Private key of the host matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</d>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Fetches the hosts private key</p>
+ <p>Fetches the private key of the host.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>Module:is_auth_key(Key, User, DaemonOptions) -> Result</name>
- <fsummary> Checks if the user key is authorized</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Checks if the user key is authorized.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> Key = public_key() </v>
- <d> Normally an RSA or DSA public key but handling of other public keys can be added</d>
- <v> User = string()</v>
- <d> The user owning the public key</d>
- <v> DaemonOptions = proplists:proplist() </v>
- <d> Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso></d>
- <v> Result = boolean()</v>
+ <v>Key = public_key()</v>
+ <d>Normally an RSA or DSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added</d>
+ <v>User = string()</v>
+ <d>User owning the public key.</d>
+ <v>DaemonOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso>.</d>
+ <v>Result = boolean()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p> Checks if the user key is authorized </p>
+ <p>Checks if the user key is authorized.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
index ab111562f9..95869befb8 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
@@ -23,43 +23,49 @@
<title>ssh_sftp</title>
<prepared>OTP</prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
<date>2005-09-22</date>
+ <rev></rev>
<file>ssh_sftp.sgml</file>
</header>
<module>ssh_sftp</module>
<modulesummary>SFTP client.</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p>This module implements an SFTP (SSH FTP) client. SFTP is a
+ <p>This module implements an SSH FTP (SFTP) client. SFTP is a
secure, encrypted file transfer service available for
SSH.</p>
</description>
<section>
- <title>DATA TYPES </title>
- <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module
- and/or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data type:
+ <title>DATA TYPES</title>
+ <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module,
+ or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data type, or both:
</p>
- <p><c>ssh_connection_ref() - opaque to the user
- returned by ssh:connect/3</c></p>
- <p><c>timeout() = infinity | integer() - in milliseconds.</c></p>
+
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>ssh_connection_ref()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Opaque to the user, returned by <c>ssh:connect/3</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>timeout()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>infinity | integer() in milliseconds</c></p></item>
+ </taglist>
</section>
<section>
- <title>TIMEOUTS </title>
- <p>If the request functions for the SFTP channel return {error, timeout}
- it does not guarantee that the request did not reach the server and was
- not performed, it only means that we did not receive an answer from the
- server within the time that was expected.</p>
+ <title>Time-outs</title>
+ <p>If the request functions for the SFTP channel return <c>{error, timeout}</c>,
+ it does not guarantee that the request never reached the server and was
+ not performed. It only means that no answer was received from the
+ server within the expected time.</p>
</section>
<funcs>
<func>
- <name>start_channel(ConnectionRef) -> </name>
- <name>start_channel(ConnectionRef, Options) -> </name>
+ <name>start_channel(ConnectionRef) -></name>
+ <name>start_channel(ConnectionRef, Options) -></name>
<name>start_channel(Host, Options) -></name>
<name>start_channel(Host, Port, Options) -> {ok, Pid} | {ok, Pid, ConnectionRef} |
{error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Starts a SFTP client</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Starts an SFTP client.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Host = string()</v>
<v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
@@ -69,33 +75,33 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>If no connection reference is provided, a connection is set
- up and the new connection is returned. An SSH channel process
+ up, and the new connection is returned. An SSH channel process
is started to handle the communication with the SFTP server.
- The returned pid for this process should be used as input to
+ The returned <c>pid</c> for this process is to be used as input to
all other API functions in this module.</p>
- <p>Options are:</p>
+ <p>Options:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{timeout, timeout()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>The timeout is passed to the ssh_channel start function,
- and defaults to infinity.</p>
+ <p>The time-out is passed to the <c>ssh_channel</c> start function,
+ and defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag>
- <p><c><![CDATA[{sftp_vsn, integer()}]]></c></p>
+ <c><![CDATA[{sftp_vsn, integer()}]]></c>
</tag>
<item>
<p>
Desired SFTP protocol version.
- The actual version will be the minimum of
+ The actual version is the minimum of
the desired version and the maximum supported
versions by the SFTP server.
</p>
</item>
</taglist>
- <p>All other options are directly passed to
+ <p>All other options are directly passed to
<seealso marker="ssh">ssh:connect/3</seealso> or ignored if a
- connection is already provided. </p>
+ connection is already provided.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -106,15 +112,15 @@
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Stops an SFTP channel. Does not close the SSH connetion.
+ <p>Stops an SFTP channel. Does not close the SSH connection.
Use <seealso marker="ssh">ssh:close/1</seealso> to close it.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>read_file(ChannelPid, File) -> </name>
+ <name>read_file(ChannelPid, File) -></name>
<name>read_file(ChannelPid, File, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Read a file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Reads a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>File = string()</v>
@@ -128,9 +134,9 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>write_file(ChannelPid, File, Iolist) -> </name>
+ <name>write_file(ChannelPid, File, Iolist) -></name>
<name>write_file(ChannelPid, File, Iolist, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Write a file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Writes a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>File = string()</v>
@@ -140,14 +146,14 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Writes a file to the server, like
- <c><![CDATA[file:write_file/2]]></c>. The file is created if
- it does not exist or is owerwritten if it does.</p>
+ <c><![CDATA[file:write_file/2]]></c>. The file is created if
+ it does not exist. The file is overwritten if it exists.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>list_dir(ChannelPid, Path) -> </name>
+ <name>list_dir(ChannelPid, Path) -></name>
<name>list_dir(ChannelPid, Path, Timeout) -> {ok, Filenames} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>List directory</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Lists the directory.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Path = string()</v>
@@ -162,9 +168,9 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>open(ChannelPid, File, Mode) -> </name>
+ <name>open(ChannelPid, File, Mode) -></name>
<name>open(ChannelPid, File, Mode, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Open a file and return a handle</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Opens a file and returns a handle.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>File = string()</v>
@@ -175,14 +181,14 @@
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Opens a file on the server, and returns a handle that
+ <p>Opens a file on the server and returns a handle, which
can be used for reading or writing.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>opendir(ChannelPid, Path) -> </name>
+ <name>opendir(ChannelPid, Path) -></name>
<name>opendir(ChannelPid, Path, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Open a directory and return a handle</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Opens a directory and returns a handle.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Path = string()</v>
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Opens a handle to a directory on the server, the handle
+ <p>Opens a handle to a directory on the server. The handle
can be used for reading directory contents.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -198,14 +204,15 @@
<func>
<name>open_tar(ChannelPid, Path, Mode) -></name>
<name>open_tar(ChannelPid, Path, Mode, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Opens a tar file on the server to which <v>ChannelPid</v> is connected and returns a handle</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Opens a tar file on the server to which <c>ChannelPid</c>
+ is connected and returns a handle.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Path = string()</v>
- <v>Mode = [read] | [write] | [read,EncryptOpt] | [write,DecryptOpt] </v>
+ <v>Mode = [read] | [write] | [read,EncryptOpt] | [write,DecryptOpt]</v>
<v>EncryptOpt = {crypto,{InitFun,EncryptFun,CloseFun}}</v>
<v>DecryptOpt = {crypto,{InitFun,DecryptFun}}</v>
- <v>InitFun = (fun() -> {ok,CryptoState}) | (fun() -> {ok,CryptoState,ChunkSize}) </v>
+ <v>InitFun = (fun() -> {ok,CryptoState}) | (fun() -> {ok,CryptoState,ChunkSize})</v>
<v>CryptoState = any()</v>
<v>ChunkSize = undefined | pos_integer()</v>
<v>EncryptFun = (fun(PlainBin,CryptoState) -> EncryptResult)</v>
@@ -219,11 +226,11 @@
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Opens a handle to a tar file on the server associated with <c>ChannelPid</c>. The handle
- can be used for remote tar creation and extraction as defined by the
+ <p>Opens a handle to a tar file on the server, associated with <c>ChannelPid</c>.
+ The handle can be used for remote tar creation and extraction, as defined by the
<seealso marker="stdlib:erl_tar#init/3">erl_tar:init/3</seealso> function.
</p>
- <p>An example of writing and then reading a tar file:</p>
+ <p>Example of writing and then reading a tar file follows:</p>
<code type="none">
{ok,HandleWrite} = ssh_sftp:open_tar(ChannelPid, ?tar_file_name, [write]),
ok = erl_tar:add(HandleWrite, .... ),
@@ -238,25 +245,24 @@
ok = erl_tar:close(HandleRead),
</code>
- <p>The <c>crypto</c> mode option is applied to the generated stream of bytes just prior to sending
- them to the sftp server. This is intended for encryption but could of course be used for other
+ <p>The <c>crypto</c> mode option is applied to the generated stream of bytes prior to sending
+ them to the SFTP server. This is intended for encryption but can be used for other
purposes.
</p>
<p>The <c>InitFun</c> is applied once
- prior to any other crypto operation. The returned <c>CryptoState</c> is then folded into
- repeated applications of the <c>EncryptFun</c> or <c>DecryptFun</c>. The binary returned
- from those Funs are sent further to the remote sftp server. Finally - if doing encryption
- - the <c>CloseFun</c> is applied to the last piece of data. The <c>CloseFun</c> is
+ prior to any other <c>crypto</c> operation. The returned <c>CryptoState</c> is then folded into
+ repeated applications of the <c>EncryptFun</c> or <c>DecryptFun</c>. The binary returned
+ from those funs are sent further to the remote SFTP server. Finally, if doing encryption,
+ the <c>CloseFun</c> is applied to the last piece of data. The <c>CloseFun</c> is
responsible for padding (if needed) and encryption of that last piece.
</p>
<p>The <c>ChunkSize</c> defines the size of the <c>PlainBin</c>s that <c>EncodeFun</c> is applied
- to. If the <c>ChunkSize</c> is <c>undefined</c> the size of the <c>PlainBin</c>s varies because
- this is inteded for stream crypto while a fixed <c>ChunkSize</c> is intended for block crypto. It
- is possible to change the <c>ChunkSize</c>s in the return from the <c>EncryptFun</c> or
- <c>DecryptFun</c>. It is in fact possible to change the value between <c>pos_integer()</c> and
- <c>undefined</c>.
+ to. If the <c>ChunkSize</c> is <c>undefined</c>, the size of the <c>PlainBin</c>s varies,
+ because this is intended for stream crypto, whereas a fixed <c>ChunkSize</c> is intended for block crypto.
+ <c>ChunkSize</c>s can be changed in the return from the <c>EncryptFun</c> or
+ <c>DecryptFun</c>. The value can be changed between <c>pos_integer()</c> and <c>undefined</c>.
</p>
- <p>The write and read example above can be extended with encryption and decryption:</p>
+ <p>The previous write and read example can be extended with encryption and decryption as follows:</p>
<code type="none">
%% First three parameters depending on which crypto type we select:
Key = &lt;&lt;"This is a 256 bit key. abcdefghi">>,
@@ -307,9 +313,9 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>close(ChannelPid, Handle) -> </name>
+ <name>close(ChannelPid, Handle) -></name>
<name>close(ChannelPid, Handle, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Close an open handle</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Closes an open handle.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Handle = term()</v>
@@ -321,11 +327,11 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>read(ChannelPid, Handle, Len) -> </name>
+ <name>read(ChannelPid, Handle, Len) -></name>
<name>read(ChannelPid, Handle, Len, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, Error}</name>
- <name>pread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len) -> </name>
+ <name>pread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len) -></name>
<name>pread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, Error}</name>
- <fsummary>Read from an open file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Reads from an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Handle = term()</v>
@@ -340,8 +346,8 @@
<c><![CDATA[Handle]]></c>. Returns <c><![CDATA[{ok, Data}]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[eof]]></c>, or
<c><![CDATA[{error, Reason}]]></c>. If the file is opened with <c><![CDATA[binary]]></c>,
<c><![CDATA[Data]]></c> is a binary, otherwise it is a string.</p>
- <p>If the file is read past eof, only the remaining bytes
- will be read and returned. If no bytes are read, <c><![CDATA[eof]]></c>
+ <p>If the file is read past <c>eof</c>, only the remaining bytes
+ are read and returned. If no bytes are read, <c><![CDATA[eof]]></c>
is returned.</p>
<p>The <c><![CDATA[pread]]></c> function reads from a specified position,
combining the <c><![CDATA[position]]></c> and <c><![CDATA[read]]></c> functions.</p>
@@ -350,7 +356,7 @@
<func>
<name>aread(ChannelPid, Handle, Len) -> {async, N} | {error, Error}</name>
<name>apread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len) -> {async, N} | {error, Error}</name>
- <fsummary>Read asynchronously from an open file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Reads asynchronously from an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Handle = term()</v>
@@ -361,12 +367,12 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Reads from an open file, without waiting for the result. If the
- handle is valid, the function returns <c><![CDATA[{async, N}]]></c>, where N
+ handle is valid, the function returns <c><![CDATA[{async, N}]]></c>, where <c>N</c>
is a term guaranteed to be unique between calls of <c><![CDATA[aread]]></c>.
The actual data is sent as a message to the calling process. This
message has the form <c><![CDATA[{async_reply, N, Result}]]></c>, where
<c><![CDATA[Result]]></c> is the result from the read, either <c><![CDATA[{ok, Data}]]></c>,
- or <c><![CDATA[eof]]></c>, or <c><![CDATA[{error, Error}]]></c>.</p>
+ <c><![CDATA[eof]]></c>, or <c><![CDATA[{error, Error}]]></c>.</p>
<p>The <c><![CDATA[apread]]></c> function reads from a specified position,
combining the <c><![CDATA[position]]></c> and <c><![CDATA[aread]]></c> functions.</p>
</desc>
@@ -374,9 +380,9 @@
<func>
<name>write(ChannelPid, Handle, Data) -></name>
<name>write(ChannelPid, Handle, Data, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Error}</name>
- <name>pwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data) -> ok </name>
+ <name>pwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data) -> ok</name>
<name>pwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Error}</name>
- <fsummary>Write to an open file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Writes to an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Handle = term()</v>
@@ -386,27 +392,27 @@
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Writes<c><![CDATA[data]]></c> to the file referenced by <c><![CDATA[Handle]]></c>.
- The file should be opened with <c><![CDATA[write]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[append]]></c>
- flag. Returns <c><![CDATA[ok]]></c> if successful or S<c><![CDATA[{error, Reason}]]></c>
+ <p>Writes <c><![CDATA[data]]></c> to the file referenced by <c><![CDATA[Handle]]></c>.
+ The file is to be opened with <c><![CDATA[write]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[append]]></c>
+ flag. Returns <c><![CDATA[ok]]></c> if successful or <c><![CDATA[{error, Reason}]]></c>
otherwise.</p>
- <p>Typical error reasons are:</p>
+ <p>Typical error reasons:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[ebadf]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>The file is not opened for writing.</p>
+ <p>File is not opened for writing.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[enospc]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>There is a no space left on the device.</p>
+ <p>No space is left on the device.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>awrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Data) -> ok | {error, Reason} </name>
+ <name>awrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Data) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
<name>apwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Write asynchronously to an open file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Writes asynchronously to an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Handle = term()</v>
@@ -418,24 +424,25 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Writes to an open file, without waiting for the result. If the
- handle is valid, the function returns <c><![CDATA[{async, N}]]></c>, where N
+ handle is valid, the function returns <c><![CDATA[{async, N}]]></c>, where <c>N</c>
is a term guaranteed to be unique between calls of
<c><![CDATA[awrite]]></c>. The result of the <c><![CDATA[write]]></c> operation is sent
as a message to the calling process. This message has the form
<c><![CDATA[{async_reply, N, Result}]]></c>, where <c><![CDATA[Result]]></c> is the result
from the write, either <c><![CDATA[ok]]></c>, or <c><![CDATA[{error, Error}]]></c>.</p>
- <p>The <c><![CDATA[apwrite]]></c> writes on a specified position, combining
+ <p><c><![CDATA[apwrite]]></c> writes on a specified position, combining
the <c><![CDATA[position]]></c> and <c><![CDATA[awrite]]></c> operations.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>position(ChannelPid, Handle, Location) -> </name>
+ <name>position(ChannelPid, Handle, Location) -></name>
<name>position(ChannelPid, Handle, Location, Timeout) -> {ok, NewPosition | {error, Error}</name>
- <fsummary>Seek position in open file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Sets the file position of a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Handle = term()</v>
- <v>Location = Offset | {bof, Offset} | {cur, Offset} | {eof, Offset} | bof | cur | eof</v>
+ <v>Location = Offset
+ | {bof, Offset} | {cur, Offset} | {eof, Offset} | bof | cur | eof</v>
<v>Offset = integer()</v>
<v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
<v>NewPosition = integer()</v>
@@ -465,15 +472,17 @@
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[bof | cur | eof]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>The same as above with <c><![CDATA[Offset]]></c> 0.</p>
+ <p>The same as eariler with <c><![CDATA[Offset]]></c> 0,
+ that is, <c><![CDATA[{bof, 0} | {cur, 0} | {eof, 0}]]></c>.
+ </p>
</item>
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>read_file_info(ChannelPid, Name) -> </name>
+ <name>read_file_info(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
<name>read_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Get information about a file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Gets information about a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -484,13 +493,14 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Returns a <c><![CDATA[file_info]]></c> record from the file specified by
- <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[Handle]]></c>, like <c><![CDATA[file:read_file_info/2]]></c>.</p>
+ <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[Handle]]></c>,
+ like <c><![CDATA[file:read_file_info/2]]></c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>read_link_info(ChannelPid, Name) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, Reason}</name>
<name>read_link_info(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Get information about a symbolic link</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Gets information about a symbolic link.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -506,9 +516,9 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>write_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Info) -> </name>
+ <name>write_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Info) -></name>
<name>write_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Info, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Write information for a file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Writes information for a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -522,9 +532,9 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>read_link(ChannelPid, Name) -> </name>
+ <name>read_link(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
<name>read_link(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, Target} | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Read symbolic link</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Reads symbolic link.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -537,9 +547,9 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>make_symlink(ChannelPid, Name, Target) -> </name>
+ <name>make_symlink(ChannelPid, Name, Target) -></name>
<name>make_symlink(ChannelPid, Name, Target, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Create symbolic link</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Creates a symbolic link.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -552,9 +562,9 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>rename(ChannelPid, OldName, NewName) -> </name>
+ <name>rename(ChannelPid, OldName, NewName) -> </name>
<name>rename(ChannelPid, OldName, NewName, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Rename a file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Renames a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>OldName = string()</v>
@@ -563,14 +573,14 @@
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Renames a file named <c><![CDATA[OldName]]></c>, and gives it the name
- <c><![CDATA[NewName]]></c>, like <c><![CDATA[file:rename/2]]></c></p>
+ <p>Renames a file named <c><![CDATA[OldName]]></c> and gives it the name
+ <c><![CDATA[NewName]]></c>, like <c><![CDATA[file:rename/2]]></c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>delete(ChannelPid, Name) -> </name>
+ <name>delete(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
<name>delete(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Delete a file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Deletes a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -579,13 +589,13 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Deletes the file specified by <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c>, like
- <c><![CDATA[file:delete/1]]></c></p>
+ <c><![CDATA[file:delete/1]]></c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>make_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -> </name>
+ <name>make_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
<name>make_dir(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Create a directory</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Creates a directory.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -593,15 +603,15 @@
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Creates a directory specified by <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c>. <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c> should
- be a full path to a new directory. The directory can only be
+ <p>Creates a directory specified by <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c>. <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c>
+ must be a full path to a new directory. The directory can only be
created in an existing directory.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>del_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -> </name>
+ <name>del_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
<name>del_dir(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Delete an empty directory</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Deletes an empty directory.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Name = string()</v>
@@ -610,7 +620,7 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Deletes a directory specified by <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c>.
- Note that the directory must be empty before it can be successfully deleted
+ The directory must be empty before it can be successfully deleted.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftpd.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftpd.xml
index 81c2acc575..bc2660f595 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftpd.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftpd.xml
@@ -22,67 +22,73 @@
</legalnotice>
<title>ssh_sftpd</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
<date>2005-09-22</date>
+ <rev></rev>
<file>ssh_sftpd.sgml</file>
</header>
<module>ssh_sftpd</module>
- <modulesummary>Specifies the channel process to handle an sftp subsystem.</modulesummary>
+ <modulesummary>Specifies the channel process to handle an SFTP subsystem.</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p>Specifies a channel process to handle a sftp subsystem.</p>
+ <p>Specifies a channel process to handle an SFTP subsystem.</p>
</description>
<section>
- <title>DATA TYPES </title>
- <p><c>subsystem_spec() = {subsystem_name(), {channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}} </c></p>
- <p><c>subsystem_name() = "sftp"</c></p>
- <p><c>channel_callback() = atom()</c> - Name of the erlang module implementing the
- subsystem using the ssh_channel behavior see
- <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel(3)</seealso></p>
- <p><c> channel_init_args() = list() - The one given as argument to function
- subsystem_spec/1.</c></p>
+ <title>DATA TYPES</title>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>subsystem_spec()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>{subsystem_name(), {channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}}</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>subsystem_name()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>"sftp"</c></p></item>
+ <tag><c>channel_callback()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>atom()</c> - Name of the Erlang module implementing the subsystem using the
+ <c>ssh_channel</c> behavior, see the
+ <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel(3)</seealso> manual page.</p></item>
+ <tag><c>channel_init_args()</c></tag>
+ <item><p>= <c>list()</c> - The one given as argument to function <c>subsystem_spec/1</c>.</p></item>
+ </taglist>
</section>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>subsystem_spec(Options) -> subsystem_spec()</name>
- <fsummary>Returns the subsystem specification that allows an ssh daemon to handle the subsystem "sftp".</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Returns the subsystem specification that allows an SSH daemon to handle the subsystem "sftp".</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Options = [{Option, Value}]</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Should be used together with ssh:daemon/[1,2,3]</p>
- <p>Options are:</p>
+ <p>Is to be used together with <c>ssh:daemon/[1,2,3]</c></p>
+ <p>Options:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{cwd, String}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Sets the initial current working directory for the
- server.</p>
+ <p>Sets the initial current working directory for the server.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{file_handler, CallbackModule}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Determines which module to call for accessing
- the file server. The default value is <c>ssh_sftpd_file</c> that uses the
- <seealso marker="kernel:file">file</seealso> and <seealso marker="stdlib:filelib">filelib</seealso> API:s to access the standard OTP file
- server. This option may be used to plug in
+ the file server. The default value is <c>ssh_sftpd_file</c>, which uses the
+ <seealso marker="kernel:file">file</seealso> and <seealso marker="stdlib:filelib">filelib</seealso>
+ APIs to access the standard OTP file server. This option can be used to plug in
other file servers.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{max_files, Integer}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>The default value is <c>0</c>, which means that there is no upper limit.
- If supplied, the number of filenames returned to the sftp client per <c>READDIR</c>
+ If supplied, the number of filenames returned to the SFTP client per <c>READDIR</c>
request is limited to at most the given value.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{root, String}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Sets the sftp root directory. The user will then not be
- able to see any files above this root. If for instance
- the root is set to <c>/tmp</c> the user will see this
- directory as <c>/</c> and if the user does cd <c>/etc</c>
- the user will end up in <c>/tmp/etc</c>.
+ <p>Sets the SFTP root directory. Then the user cannot see any files
+ above this root. If, for example, the root directory is set to <c>/tmp</c>,
+ then the user sees this directory as <c>/</c>. If the user then writes
+ <c>cd /etc</c>, the user moves to <c>/tmp/etc</c>.
</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{sftpd_vsn, integer()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Sets the sftp version to use, defaults to 5. Version 6 is under
+ <p>Sets the SFTP version to use. Defaults to 5. Version 6 is under
development and limited.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/usersguide.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/usersguide.xml
index 8ab14c2945..a9ed5fe21e 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/usersguide.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/usersguide.xml
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@
<title>SSH User's Guide</title>
<prepared>OTP Team</prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
<date>2012-10-11</date>
+ <rev></rev>
<file>usersguide.xml</file>
</header>
<description>
- <p>The <em>SSH</em> application implements the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol and
- provides an SFTP (Secret File Transfer Protocol) client and server.
+ <p>The Erlang Secure Shell (SSH) application, <c>ssh</c>, implements the SSH Transport Layer Protocol and
+ provides SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) clients and servers.
</p>
</description>
<xi:include href="introduction.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="ssh_protocol.xml"/>
<xi:include href="using_ssh.xml"/>
</part>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml
index 46178d4018..5873e03f23 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml
@@ -22,35 +22,40 @@
</legalnotice>
- <title>Getting started</title>
+ <title>Getting Started</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <approved></approved>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
<file>using_ssh.xml</file>
</header>
<section>
- <title> General information</title>
- <p>The examples in the following sections use the utility function
- <seealso marker="ssh#start-0"> ssh:start/0 </seealso> that starts
- all needed applications (crypto, public_key and ssh). All examples
- are run in an Erlang shell, or in a bash shell using openssh to
- illustrate how the erlang ssh application can be used. The
- examples are run as the user otptest on a local network where the
- user is authorized to login in over ssh to the host "tarlop". If
- nothing else is stated it is persumed that the otptest user has an
- entry in tarlop's authorized_keys file (may log in via ssh without
- entering a password). Also tarlop is a known host in the user
- otptest's known_hosts file so that host verification can be done
- without user interaction.
+ <title>General Information</title>
+ <p>The following examples use the utility function
+ <seealso marker="ssh#start-0"> ssh:start/0</seealso> to start
+ all needed applications (<c>crypto</c>, <c>public_key</c>, and <c>ssh</c>).
+ All examples are run in an Erlang shell, or in a bash shell, using <em>openssh</em>
+ to illustrate how the <c>ssh</c> application can be used. The
+ examples are run as the user <c>otptest</c> on a local network where the
+ user is authorized to log in over <c>ssh</c> to the host <em>tarlop</em>.
+ </p>
+ <p>If nothing else is stated, it is presumed that the <c>otptest</c> user
+ has an entry in the <em>authorized_keys</em> file of <em>tarlop</em>
+ (allowed to log in over <c>ssh</c> without entering a password).
+ Also, <em>tarlop</em> is a known host in the <c>known_hosts</c>
+ file of the user <c>otptest</c>. This means that host-verification
+ can be done without user-interaction.
</p>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Using the Erlang SSH Terminal Client</title>
+ <title>Using the Erlang ssh Terminal Client</title>
- <p>The user otptest, that has bash as default shell, uses the
- ssh:shell/1 client to connect to the openssh daemon running on a
- host called tarlop. Note that currently this client is very simple
- and you should not be expected to be as fancy as the openssh
- client.</p>
+ <p>The user <c>otptest</c>, which has bash as default shell, uses the
+ <c>ssh:shell/1</c> client to connect to the <em>openssh</em> daemon running on a
+ host called <em>tarlop</em>:</p>
<code type="erl" >
1> ssh:start().
@@ -62,24 +67,27 @@
logout
3>
</code>
+ <p>Notice that this is a simple client that is not expected to be as
+ fancy as the <em>openssh</em> client.</p>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Running an Erlang SSH Daemon </title>
+ <marker id="Running an Erlang ssh Daemon"></marker>
+ <title>Running an Erlang ssh Daemon</title>
- <p> The option system_dir must be a directory containing a host
- key file and it defaults to /etc/ssh. For details see section
+ <p>The <c>system_dir</c> option must be a directory containing a host
+ key file and it defaults to <c>/etc/ssh</c>. For details, see Section
Configuration Files in <seealso
marker="SSH_app">ssh(6)</seealso>.
</p>
- <note><p>Normally the /etc/ssh directory is only readable by root. </p>
+ <note><p>Normally, the <c>/etc/ssh</c> directory is only readable by root.</p>
</note>
- <p> The option user_dir defaults to the users ~/.ssh directory</p>
+ <p>The option <c>user_dir</c> defaults to directory <c>users ~/.ssh</c>.</p>
- <p>In the following example we generate new keys and host keys as
- to be able to run the example without having root privileges</p>
+ <p><em>Step 1.</em> To run the example without root privileges,
+ generate new keys and host keys:</p>
<code>
$bash> ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /tmp/ssh_daemon/ssh_host_rsa_key
@@ -88,8 +96,10 @@
[...]
</code>
- <p>Create the file /tmp/otptest_user/.ssh/authorized_keys and add the content
- of /tmp/otptest_user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub Now we can do</p>
+ <p><em>Step 2.</em> Create the file <c>/tmp/otptest_user/.ssh/authorized_keys</c>
+ and add the content of <c>/tmp/otptest_user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub</c>.</p>
+
+ <p><em>Step 3.</em> Start the Erlang <c>ssh</c> daemon:</p>
<code type="erl">
1> ssh:start().
@@ -100,7 +110,8 @@
3>
</code>
- <p>Use the openssh client from a shell to connect to the Erlang ssh daemon.</p>
+ <p><em>Step 4.</em> Use the <em>openssh</em> client from a shell to connect
+ to the Erlang <c>ssh</c> daemon:</p>
<code>
$bash> ssh tarlop -p 8989 -i /tmp/otptest_user/.ssh/id_rsa\
@@ -113,9 +124,12 @@
1>
</code>
- <p>There are two ways of shutting down an SSH daemon</p>
+ <p>There are two ways of shutting down an <c>ssh</c> daemon,
+ see <em>Step 5a</em> and <em>Step 5b</em>.</p>
- <p>1: Stops the listener, but leaves existing connections started by the listener up and running.</p>
+ <p><em>Step 5a.</em> Shut down the Erlang <c>ssh</c> daemon so that it
+ stops the listener but leaves existing connections, started by the listener,
+ operational:</p>
<code type="erl">
3> ssh:stop_listener(Sshd).
@@ -123,7 +137,8 @@
4>
</code>
- <p>2: Stops the listener and all connections started by the listener.</p>
+ <p><em>Step 5b.</em> Shut down the Erlang <c>ssh</c> daemon so that it
+ stops the listener and all connections started by the listener:</p>
<code type="erl">
3> ssh:stop_daemon(Sshd)
@@ -134,16 +149,17 @@
</section>
<section>
- <title>One Time Execution</title>
+ <title>One-Time Execution</title>
+
+ <p>In the following example, the Erlang shell is the client process
+ that receives the channel replies.</p>
- <p>In the following example the Erlang shell is the client process
- that receives the channel replies. </p>
+ <note><p>The number of received messages in this example depends on which OS
+ and which shell that is used on the machine running the <c>ssh</c> daemon.
+ See also <seealso marker="ssh_connection#exec-4">ssh_connection:exec/4</seealso>
+ </p>.</note>
- <note><p> If you run this example
- in your environment you may get fewer or more messages back as
- this depends on the OS and shell on the machine running the ssh
- daemon. See also <seealso marker="ssh_connection#exec-4">ssh_connection:exec/4</seealso>
- </p></note>
+ <p>Do a one-time execution of a remote command over <c>ssh</c>:</p>
<code type="erl" >
1> ssh:start().
@@ -162,7 +178,8 @@
6>
</code>
- <p>Note only the channel is closed the connection is still up and can handle other channels</p>
+ <p>Notice that only the channel is closed. The connection is still up and can
+ handle other channels:</p>
<code type="erl" >
6> {ok, NewChannelId} = ssh_connection:session_channel(ConnectionRef, infinity).
@@ -172,7 +189,9 @@
</section>
<section>
- <title>SFTP (SSH File Transport Protocol) server</title>
+ <title>SFTP Server</title>
+
+ <p>Start the Erlang <c>ssh</c> daemon with the SFTP subsystem:</p>
<code type="erl" >
1> ssh:start().
@@ -184,7 +203,7 @@
3>
</code>
- <p> Run the openssh sftp client</p>
+ <p>Run the OpenSSH SFTP client:</p>
<code type="erl">
$bash> sftp -oPort=8989 -o IdentityFile=/tmp/otptest_user/.ssh/id_rsa\
@@ -197,7 +216,9 @@
</section>
<section>
- <title>SFTP (SSH File Transport Protocol) client</title>
+ <title>SFTP Client</title>
+
+ <p>Fetch a file with the Erlang SFTP client:</p>
<code type="erl" >
1> ssh:start().
@@ -210,10 +231,10 @@
</section>
<section>
- <title>Creating a subsystem</title>
+ <title>Creating a Subsystem</title>
- <p>A very small SSH subsystem that echos N bytes could be implemented like this.
- See also <seealso marker="ssh_channel"> ssh_channel(3)</seealso> </p>
+ <p>A small <c>ssh</c> subsystem that echoes N bytes can be implemented as shown
+ in the following example:</p>
<code type="erl" >
-module(ssh_echo_server).
@@ -267,7 +288,9 @@ terminate(_Reason, _State) ->
ok.
</code>
- <p>And run like this on the host tarlop with the keys generated in section 3.3</p>
+ <p>The subsystem can be run on the host <em>tarlop</em> with the generated keys,
+ as described in Section <seealso marker="#Running an Erlang ssh Daemon">
+ Running an Erlang ssh Daemon</seealso>:</p>
<code type="erl" >
1> ssh:start().
@@ -293,6 +316,7 @@ terminate(_Reason, _State) ->
{ssh_msg, &lt;0.57.0>, {closed, 0}}
7> {error, closed} = ssh_connection:send(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, "10", infinity).
</code>
+<p>See also <seealso marker="ssh_channel"> ssh_channel(3)</seealso>.</p>
</section>