This function initiates a connection on a socket.
If s is a socket descriptor of type SOCK_DGRAM, then this call
permanently specifies the peer where the data is sent. If s is of
type SOCK_STREAM, then this call attempts to make a connection to
the specified socket.
If a call to connect() fails for a connection-mode socket,
applications should use close() to deallocate the socket
and descriptor. If attempting to reinitiate the connection,
applications should create a new socket.
Related Functions
See also accept(), select(), socket(), getsockname(), and
shutdown().