# zmq_disconnect(3) Manual Page

## NAME

zmq_disconnect - Disconnect a socket

## SYNOPSIS

int zmq_disconnect (void *socket, const char *endpoint);

## DESCRIPTION

The zmq_disconnect() function shall disconnect a socket specified by the socket argument from the endpoint specified by the endpoint argument.

The endpoint argument is as described in zmq_connect(3)

## RETURN VALUE

The zmq_disconnect() function shall return zero if successful. Otherwise it shall return `-1` and set errno to one of the values defined below.

## ERRORS

EINVAL

  The endpoint supplied is invalid.

ETERM

  The ØMQ context associated with the specified socket was terminated.

ENOTSOCK

  The provided socket was invalid.

ENOENT

  The provided endpoint is not connected.

## EXAMPLE

Connecting a subscriber socket to an in-process and a TCP transport

    /* Create a ZMQ_SUB socket */
    void *socket = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_SUB);
    assert (socket);
    /* Connect it to the host server001, port 5555 using a TCP transport */
    rc = zmq_connect (socket, "tcp://server001:5555");
    assert (rc == 0);
    /* Disconnect from the previously connected endpoint */
    rc = zmq_disconnect (socket, "tcp://server001:5555");
    assert (rc == 0);

## SEE ALSO

zmq_connect(3) zmq_socket(3) zmq(7)

## AUTHORS

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