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xcb_kill_client(3)

xcb_kill_client3

Kills a client

Usage

Request function

xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_kill_client(xcb_connection_t *conn, uint32_t resource);

Request arguments

conn

The XCB connection to X11.

resource

Any resource belonging to the client (for example a Window), used to identify the client connection.

The special value of XCB_KILL_ALL_TEMPORARY, the resources of all clients that have terminated in RetainTemporary (TODO) are destroyed.

Overview

Forces a close down of the client that created the specified resource.

Return value

Returns an xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the event loop.

If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead, use xcb_kill_client_checked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.

Errors

xcb_value_error_t

The specified resource does not exist.

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01 to Debian 13 (Trixie): the text shown here
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)

Author

Generated from xproto.xml. Contact [email protected] for corrections and improvements.

From libxcb 1.17.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.