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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
index 72e7252536..5e2926dfa6 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
<header>
<copyright>
<year>2008</year>
- <year>2013</year>
+ <year>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
<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>
<taglist>
<tag><b>data_events()</b></tag>
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@
<tag><c><![CDATA[{pty, ssh_channel_id(),
boolean() = WantReply, {string() = Terminal, integer() = CharWidth,
- integer() = RowHeight, integer() = PixelWidth, integer() = PixelHight,
+ integer() = RowHeight, integer() = PixelWidth, integer() = PixelHeight,
[{atom() | integer() = Opcode,
integer() = Value}] = TerminalModes}}]]></c></tag>
<item>A pseudo-terminal has been requested for the
@@ -148,11 +149,11 @@
drawable area of the window. The <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,
- or the opcode if the mnemonic name is not listed in the
+ <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>. There is currently no API function to generate this
- event.</item>
+ echo</c>.This event is sent as result of calling <seealso
+ marker="ssh_connection#ptty_alloc/4">ssh_connection:ptty_alloc/4</seealso></item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{shell, boolean() = WantReply}]]></c></tag>
<item> This message will request that the user's default shell
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>exec(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Command, TimeOut) -> ssh_request_status() </name>
+ <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>
<type>
<v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>
@@ -273,7 +274,53 @@
</desc>
</func>
- <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>
+ <type>
+ <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>
+
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>{term, string()}</tag>
+ <item>
+ Defaults to os:getenv("TERM") or "vt100" if it is undefined.
+ </item>
+ <tag>{width, integer()}</tag>
+ <item>
+ Defaults to 80 if pixel_width is not defined.
+ </item>
+ <tag>{height, integer()}</tag>
+ <item>
+ Defaults to 24 if pixel_height is not defined.
+ </item>
+ <tag>{pixel_width, integer()}</tag>
+ <item>
+ Is disregarded if width is defined.
+ </item>
+ <tag>{pixel_height, integer()}</tag>
+ <item>
+ Is disregarded if height is defined.
+ </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>
+ </taglist>
+
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name>reply_request(ConnectionRef, WantReply, Status, ChannelId) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Send status replies to requests that want such replies. </fsummary>
<type>
@@ -329,7 +376,7 @@
<func>
<name>session_channel(ConnectionRef, Timeout) -> </name>
<name>session_channel(ConnectionRef, InitialWindowSize,
- MaxPacketSize, Timeout) -> {ok, ssh_channel_id()} | {error, Reason}</name>
+ MaxPacketSize, Timeout) -> {ok, ssh_channel_id()} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Opens a channel for a ssh session. </fsummary>
<type>
<v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
@@ -346,7 +393,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>setenv(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Var, Value, TimeOut) -> ssh_request_status()</name>
+ <name>setenv(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Var, Value, TimeOut) -> ssh_request_status() | {error, reason()} </name>
<fsummary> Environment variables may be passed to the
shell/command to be started later.</fsummary>
<type>
@@ -364,7 +411,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>shell(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ssh_request_status()
+ <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
@@ -381,7 +428,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>subsystem(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Subsystem, Timeout) -> ssh_request_status()</name>
+ <name>subsystem(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Subsystem, Timeout) -> ssh_request_status() | {error, reason()} </name>
<fsummary> </fsummary>
<type>
<v> ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref() </v>