.TH RECV 2

.SH NAME

recv \- receive a message through a socket

.SH SYNOPSIS

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#include <sys/socket.h>

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ssize_t recv(int \fIsd\fP, void * \fImsg\fP, size_t \fImsg_len\fP, int \fIflags\fP);

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.SH DESCRIPTION

recv() receives a message from another socket. It may only be used with

connected sockets. At present, minix doesn't support setting

\fIflags\fP to any value other than 0.

.SH RETURN VALUES

On success, this function returns 0. On error, -1 is returned and

\fIerrno\fP is set.

.SH ERRORS

.TP 15

[ENOSYS]

The operation is not implemented for the given socket.

.TP 15

[EPIPE]

The socket is shutdown for reading.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR recvfrom(2),

.BR socket(2),

.BR send(2),

.BR sendto(2)