ioctl

Description

Controls the mode of a socket.

Syntax

socket.ioctl(cmd[, value])

Parameters

cmd

Integer. Specifies the command to perform on the socket

value

Optional. Depends on the command to be performed.

Cmd	Value	Return Type	Description
0x8004667E	Boolean		Enable or disable nonblocking mode on the socket.
0x4004667F		Integer	Determine the maximum number of bytes that can be read with one receive call from this socket.
0x80047307		Boolean	Checks if we are at the 'out-of-band' marker in the stream

Returns

Depends on the command to be performed.