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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
index 129426a6d5..c89092798d 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2005</year><year>2017</year>
+ <year>2005</year><year>2018</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
<rev></rev>
<file>ssh_sftp.sgml</file>
</header>
- <module>ssh_sftp</module>
+ <module since="">ssh_sftp</module>
<modulesummary>SFTP client.</modulesummary>
<description>
<p>This module implements an SSH FTP (SFTP) client. SFTP is a
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
<taglist>
<tag><c>reason()</c></tag>
<item>
- <p>= <c>atom()</c> A description of the reason why an operation failed.</p>
+ <p>= <c>atom() | string() | tuple() </c>A description of the reason why an operation failed.</p>
<p>
- The value is formed from the sftp error codes in the protocol-level responses as defined in
+ The <c>atom()</c> value is formed from the sftp error codes in the protocol-level responses as defined in
<url href="https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-13.txt">draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-13.txt</url>
section 9.1.
</p>
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@
E.g. the error code <c>SSH_FX_NO_SUCH_FILE</c>
will cause the <c>reason()</c> to be <c>no_such_file</c>.
</p>
+ <p>The <c>string()</c> reason is the error information from the server in case of an exit-signal. If that information is empty, the reason is the exit signal name.
+ </p>
+ <p>The <c>tuple()</c> reason are other errors like the <c>{exit_status,integer()}</c> if the exit status is not 0.
+ </p>
</item>
- <tag><c>ssh_connection_ref() =</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>connection_ref() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>opaque()</c> - as returned by
<seealso marker="ssh#connect-3"><c>ssh:connect/3</c></seealso></p></item>
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@
<funcs>
<func>
- <name>apread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">apread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Reads asynchronously from an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>apwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">apwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Writes asynchronously to an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>aread(ChannelPid, Handle, Len) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">aread(ChannelPid, Handle, Len) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Reads asynchronously from an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>awrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Data) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">awrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Data) -> {async, N} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Writes asynchronously to an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -155,8 +159,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>close(ChannelPid, Handle) -></name>
- <name>close(ChannelPid, Handle, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">close(ChannelPid, Handle) -></name>
+ <name since="">close(ChannelPid, Handle, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Closes an open handle.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -169,8 +173,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>delete(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
- <name>delete(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">delete(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
+ <name since="">delete(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Deletes a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -184,8 +188,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>del_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
- <name>del_dir(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">del_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
+ <name since="">del_dir(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Deletes an empty directory.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -200,8 +204,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>list_dir(ChannelPid, Path) -></name>
- <name>list_dir(ChannelPid, Path, Timeout) -> {ok, Filenames} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">list_dir(ChannelPid, Path) -></name>
+ <name since="">list_dir(ChannelPid, Path, Timeout) -> {ok, Filenames} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Lists the directory.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -217,8 +221,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>make_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
- <name>make_dir(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">make_dir(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
+ <name since="">make_dir(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Creates a directory.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -233,8 +237,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>make_symlink(ChannelPid, Name, Target) -></name>
- <name>make_symlink(ChannelPid, Name, Target, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">make_symlink(ChannelPid, Name, Target) -></name>
+ <name since="">make_symlink(ChannelPid, Name, Target, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Creates a symbolic link.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -249,8 +253,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>open(ChannelPid, File, Mode) -></name>
- <name>open(ChannelPid, File, Mode, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">open(ChannelPid, File, Mode) -></name>
+ <name since="">open(ChannelPid, File, Mode, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Opens a file and returns a handle.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -266,8 +270,8 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>opendir(ChannelPid, Path) -></name>
- <name>opendir(ChannelPid, Path, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">opendir(ChannelPid, Path) -></name>
+ <name since="">opendir(ChannelPid, Path, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Opens a directory and returns a handle.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -281,8 +285,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>open_tar(ChannelPid, Path, Mode) -></name>
- <name>open_tar(ChannelPid, Path, Mode, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="OTP 17.4">open_tar(ChannelPid, Path, Mode) -></name>
+ <name since="OTP 17.4">open_tar(ChannelPid, Path, Mode, Timeout) -> {ok, Handle} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Opens a tar file on the server to which <c>ChannelPid</c>
is connected and returns a handle.</fsummary>
<type>
@@ -335,8 +339,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>position(ChannelPid, Handle, Location) -></name>
- <name>position(ChannelPid, Handle, Location, Timeout) -> {ok, NewPosition | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">position(ChannelPid, Handle, Location) -></name>
+ <name since="">position(ChannelPid, Handle, Location, Timeout) -> {ok, NewPosition | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Sets the file position of a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -380,8 +384,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>pread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len) -></name>
- <name>pread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">pread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len) -></name>
+ <name since="">pread(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Len, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Reads from an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -398,8 +402,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>pwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data) -> ok</name>
- <name>pwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">pwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data) -> ok</name>
+ <name since="">pwrite(ChannelPid, Handle, Position, Data, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Writes to an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -415,13 +419,12 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>read(ChannelPid, Handle, Len) -></name>
- <name>read(ChannelPid, Handle, Len, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">read(ChannelPid, Handle, Len) -></name>
+ <name since="">read(ChannelPid, Handle, Len, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Reads from an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
<v>Handle = term()</v>
- <v>Position = integer()</v>
<v>Len = integer()</v>
<v>Timeout = timeout()</v>
<v>Data = string() | binary()</v>
@@ -438,8 +441,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>read_file(ChannelPid, File) -></name>
- <name>read_file(ChannelPid, File, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">read_file(ChannelPid, File) -></name>
+ <name since="">read_file(ChannelPid, File, Timeout) -> {ok, Data} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Reads a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -453,8 +456,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>read_file_info(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
- <name>read_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">read_file_info(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
+ <name since="">read_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Gets information about a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -478,8 +481,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>read_link(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
- <name>read_link(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, Target} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">read_link(ChannelPid, Name) -></name>
+ <name since="">read_link(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, Target} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Reads symbolic link.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -493,8 +496,8 @@
</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>
+ <name since="">read_link_info(ChannelPid, Name) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">read_link_info(ChannelPid, Name, Timeout) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Gets information about a symbolic link.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -514,8 +517,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>rename(ChannelPid, OldName, NewName) -> </name>
- <name>rename(ChannelPid, OldName, NewName, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">rename(ChannelPid, OldName, NewName) -> </name>
+ <name since="">rename(ChannelPid, OldName, NewName, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Renames a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -531,22 +534,22 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>start_channel(ConnectionRef) -></name>
- <name>start_channel(ConnectionRef, Options) ->
+ <name since="">start_channel(ConnectionRef) -></name>
+ <name since="">start_channel(ConnectionRef, Options) ->
{ok, Pid} | {error, reason()|term()}</name>
- <name>start_channel(Host, Options) -></name>
- <name>start_channel(Host, Port, Options) ->
+ <name since="">start_channel(Host, Options) -></name>
+ <name since="">start_channel(Host, Port, Options) ->
{ok, Pid, ConnectionRef} | {error, reason()|term()}</name>
- <name>start_channel(TcpSocket) -></name>
- <name>start_channel(TcpSocket, Options) ->
+ <name since="">start_channel(TcpSocket) -></name>
+ <name since="">start_channel(TcpSocket, Options) ->
{ok, Pid, ConnectionRef} | {error, reason()|term()}</name>
<fsummary>Starts an SFTP client.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Host = string()</v>
- <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v>
+ <v>ConnectionRef = connection_ref()</v>
<v>Port = integer()</v>
<v>TcpSocket = port()</v>
<d>The socket is supposed to be from <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect-3">gen_tcp:connect</seealso> or <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#accept-1">gen_tcp:accept</seealso> with option <c>{active,false}</c></d>
@@ -591,7 +594,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>stop_channel(ChannelPid) -> ok</name>
+ <name since="">stop_channel(ChannelPid) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Stops the SFTP client channel.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -603,8 +606,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>write(ChannelPid, Handle, Data) -></name>
- <name>write(ChannelPid, Handle, Data, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">write(ChannelPid, Handle, Data) -></name>
+ <name since="">write(ChannelPid, Handle, Data, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Writes to an open file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -622,8 +625,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>write_file(ChannelPid, File, Iolist) -></name>
- <name>write_file(ChannelPid, File, Iolist, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">write_file(ChannelPid, File, Iolist) -></name>
+ <name since="">write_file(ChannelPid, File, Iolist, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Writes a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>
@@ -638,8 +641,8 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>write_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Info) -></name>
- <name>write_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Info, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
+ <name since="">write_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Info) -></name>
+ <name since="">write_file_info(ChannelPid, Name, Info, Timeout) -> ok | {error, reason()}</name>
<fsummary>Writes information for a file.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ChannelPid = pid()</v>