CONNECT(3)                 POSIX Programmer's Manual                CONNECT(3)



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       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding
       OS manual page for details of OS behavior), or the interface may not be
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NNAAMMEE
       connect -- connect a socket

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       int connect(int _s_o_c_k_e_t, const struct sockaddr *_a_d_d_r_e_s_s,
           socklen_t _a_d_d_r_e_s_s___l_e_n);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() function shall attempt to make a connection on a
       connection-mode socket or to set or reset the peer address of a
       connectionless-mode socket. The function takes the following arguments:

       _s_o_c_k_e_t      Specifies the file descriptor associated with the socket.

       _a_d_d_r_e_s_s     Points to a ssoocckkaaddddrr structure containing the peer address.
                   The length and format of the address depend on the address
                   family of the socket.

       _a_d_d_r_e_s_s___l_e_n Specifies the length of the ssoocckkaaddddrr structure pointed to
                   by the _a_d_d_r_e_s_s argument.

       If the socket has not already been bound to a local address, _c_o_n_n_e_c_t()
       shall bind it to an address which, unless the socket's address family
       is AF_UNIX, is an unused local address.

       If the initiating socket is not connection-mode, then _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() shall
       set the socket's peer address, and no connection is made. For
       SOCK_DGRAM sockets, the peer address identifies where all datagrams are
       sent on subsequent _s_e_n_d() functions, and limits the remote sender for
       subsequent _r_e_c_v() functions. If the _s_a___f_a_m_i_l_y member of _a_d_d_r_e_s_s is
       AF_UNSPEC, the socket's peer address shall be reset. Note that despite
       no connection being made, the term ``connected'' is used to describe a
       connectionless-mode socket for which a peer address has been set.

       If the initiating socket is connection-mode, then _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() shall
       attempt to establish a connection to the address specified by the
       _a_d_d_r_e_s_s argument. If the connection cannot be established immediately
       and O_NONBLOCK is not set for the file descriptor for the socket,
       _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() shall block for up to an unspecified timeout interval until
       the connection is established. If the timeout interval expires before
       the connection is established, _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() shall fail and the connection
       attempt shall be aborted. If _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() is interrupted by a signal that
       is caught while blocked waiting to establish a connection, _c_o_n_n_e_c_t()
       shall fail and set _e_r_r_n_o to [[EEIINNTTRR]], but the connection request shall
       not be aborted, and the connection shall be established asynchronously.

       If the connection cannot be established immediately and O_NONBLOCK is
       set for the file descriptor for the socket, _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() shall fail and
       set _e_r_r_n_o to [[EEIINNPPRROOGGRREESSSS]], but the connection request shall not be
       aborted, and the connection shall be established asynchronously.
       Subsequent calls to _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() for the same socket, before the
       connection is established, shall fail and set _e_r_r_n_o to [[EEAALLRREEAADDYY]].

       When the connection has been established asynchronously, _p_s_e_l_e_c_t(),
       _s_e_l_e_c_t(), and _p_o_l_l() shall indicate that the file descriptor for the
       socket is ready for writing.

       The socket in use may require the process to have appropriate
       privileges to use the _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() function.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Upon successful completion, _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() shall return 0; otherwise, -1
       shall be returned and _e_r_r_n_o set to indicate the error.

EERRRROORRSS
       The _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() function shall fail if:

       EEAADDDDRRNNOOTTAAVVAAIILL
              The specified address is not available from the local machine.

       EEAAFFNNOOSSUUPPPPOORRTT
              The specified address is not a valid address for the address
              family of the specified socket.

       EEAALLRREEAADDYY
              A connection request is already in progress for the specified
              socket.

       EEBBAADDFF  The _s_o_c_k_e_t argument is not a valid file descriptor.

       EECCOONNNNRREEFFUUSSEEDD
              The target address was not listening for connections or refused
              the connection request.

       EEIINNPPRROOGGRREESSSS
              O_NONBLOCK is set for the file descriptor for the socket and the
              connection cannot be immediately established; the connection
              shall be established asynchronously.

       EEIINNTTRR  The attempt to establish a connection was interrupted by
              delivery of a signal that was caught; the connection shall be
              established asynchronously.

       EEIISSCCOONNNN
              The specified socket is connection-mode and is already
              connected.

       EENNEETTUUNNRREEAACCHH
              No route to the network is present.

       EENNOOTTSSOOCCKK
              The _s_o_c_k_e_t argument does not refer to a socket.

       EEPPRROOTTOOTTYYPPEE
              The specified address has a different type than the socket bound
              to the specified peer address.

       EETTIIMMEEDDOOUUTT
              The attempt to connect timed out before a connection was made.

       If the address family of the socket is AF_UNIX, then _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() shall
       fail if:

       EEIIOO    An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file
              system.

       EELLOOOOPP  A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during resolution of
              the pathname in _a_d_d_r_e_s_s.

       EENNAAMMEETTOOOOLLOONNGG
              The length of a component of a pathname is longer than
              {NAME_MAX}.

       EENNOOEENNTT A component of the pathname does not name an existing file or
              the pathname is an empty string.

       EENNOOTTDDIIRR
              A component of the path prefix of the pathname in _a_d_d_r_e_s_s names
              an existing file that is neither a directory nor a symbolic link
              to a directory, or the pathname in _a_d_d_r_e_s_s contains at least one
              non-<slash> character and ends with one or more trailing <slash>
              characters and the last pathname component names an existing
              file that is neither a directory nor a symbolic link to a
              directory.

       The _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() function may fail if:

       EEAACCCCEESS Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix;
              or write access to the named socket is denied.

       EEAADDDDRRIINNUUSSEE
              Attempt to establish a connection that uses addresses that are
              already in use.

       EECCOONNNNRREESSEETT
              Remote host reset the connection request.

       EEHHOOSSTTUUNNRREEAACCHH
              The destination host cannot be reached (probably because the
              host is down or a remote router cannot reach it).

       EEIINNVVAALL The _a_d_d_r_e_s_s___l_e_n argument is not a valid length for the address
              family; or invalid address family in the ssoocckkaaddddrr structure.

       EELLOOOOPP  More than {SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
              resolution of the pathname in _a_d_d_r_e_s_s.

       EENNAAMMEETTOOOOLLOONNGG
              The length of a pathname exceeds {PATH_MAX}, or pathname
              resolution of a symbolic link produced an intermediate result
              with a length that exceeds {PATH_MAX}.

       EENNEETTDDOOWWNN
              The local network interface used to reach the destination is
              down.

       EENNOOBBUUFFSS
              No buffer space is available.

       EEOOPPNNOOTTSSUUPPPP
              The socket is listening and cannot be connected.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       If _c_o_n_n_e_c_t() fails, the state of the socket is unspecified. Conforming
       applications should close the file descriptor and create a new socket
       before attempting to reconnect.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _a_c_c_e_p_t(), _b_i_n_d(), _c_l_o_s_e(), _g_e_t_s_o_c_k_n_a_m_e(), _p_o_l_l(), _p_s_e_l_e_c_t(), _s_e_n_d(),
       _s_h_u_t_d_o_w_n(), _s_o_c_k_e_t()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<ssyyss__ssoocckkeett..hh>>

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