---
name: "libssh2_session_set_timeout"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libssh2"
version: "1.11.1-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libssh2_session_set_timeout"
---

# libssh2\_session\_set\_timeout(3)

set timeout for blocking functions

## NAME

libssh2\_session\_set\_timeout - set timeout for blocking functions

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <libssh2.h>
void
libssh2_session_set_timeout(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, long timeout);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Set the **timeout** in milliseconds for how long a blocking the libssh2 function calls may wait until they consider the situation an error and return LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_TIMEOUT.

By default or if you set the timeout to zero, libssh2 has no timeout for blocking functions.

## RETURN VALUE

Nothing

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 1.2.9

## SEE ALSO

**[libssh2\_session\_get\_timeout(3)](/libssh2_session_get_timeout/3.md)**