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+zmq_msg_recv(3)
+===============
+
+
+NAME
+----
+zmq_msg_recv - receive a message part from a socket
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+*int zmq_msg_recv (zmq_msg_t '*msg', void '*socket', int 'flags');*
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+The _zmq_msg_recv()_ function is identical to linkzmq:zmq_recvmsg[3], which
+shall be deprecated in future versions. _zmq_msg_recv()_ is more consistent
+with other message manipulation functions.
+
+The _zmq_msg_recv()_ function shall receive a message part from the socket
+referenced by the 'socket' argument and store it in the message referenced by
+the 'msg' argument. Any content previously stored in 'msg' shall be properly
+deallocated. If there are no message parts available on the specified 'socket'
+the _zmq_msg_recv()_ function shall block until the request can be satisfied.
+The 'flags' argument is a combination of the flags defined below:
+
+*ZMQ_DONTWAIT*::
+Specifies that the operation should be performed in non-blocking mode. If there
+are no messages available on the specified 'socket', the _zmq_msg_recv()_
+function shall fail with 'errno' set to EAGAIN.
+
+
+Multi-part messages
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+A 0MQ message is composed of 1 or more message parts. Each message
+part is an independent 'zmq_msg_t' in its own right. 0MQ ensures atomic
+delivery of messages: peers shall receive either all _message parts_ of a
+message or none at all. The total number of message parts is unlimited except
+by available memory.
+
+An application that processes multi-part messages must use the _ZMQ_RCVMORE_
+linkzmq:zmq_getsockopt[3] option after calling _zmq_msg_recv()_ to determine if
+there are further parts to receive.
+
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+The _zmq_msg_recv()_ function shall return number of bytes in the message
+if successful. Otherwise it shall return `-1` and set 'errno' to one of the
+values defined below.
+
+
+ERRORS
+------
+*EAGAIN*::
+Non-blocking mode was requested and no messages are available at the moment.
+*ENOTSUP*::
+The _zmq_msg_recv()_ operation is not supported by this socket type.
+*EFSM*::
+The _zmq_msg_recv()_ operation cannot be performed on this socket at the moment
+due to the socket not being in the appropriate state. This error may occur with
+socket types that switch between several states, such as ZMQ_REP. See the
+_messaging patterns_ section of linkzmq:zmq_socket[3] for more information.
+*ETERM*::
+The 0MQ 'context' associated with the specified 'socket' was terminated.
+*ENOTSOCK*::
+The provided 'socket' was invalid.
+*EINTR*::
+The operation was interrupted by delivery of a signal before a message was
+available.
+*EFAULT*::
+The message passed to the function was invalid.
+
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+.Receiving a message from a socket
+----
+/* Create an empty 0MQ message */
+zmq_msg_t msg;
+int rc = zmq_msg_init (&msg);
+assert (rc == 0);
+/* Block until a message is available to be received from socket */
+rc = zmq_msg_recv (&msg, socket, 0);
+assert (rc != -1);
+/* Release message */
+zmq_msg_close (&msg);
+----
+
+.Receiving a multi-part message
+----
+int64_t more;
+size_t more_size = sizeof (more);
+do {
+ /* Create an empty 0MQ message to hold the message part */
+ zmq_msg_t part;
+ int rc = zmq_msg_init (&part);
+ assert (rc == 0);
+ /* Block until a message is available to be received from socket */
+ rc = zmq_msg_recv (&part, socket, 0);
+ assert (rc != -1);
+ /* Determine if more message parts are to follow */
+ rc = zmq_getsockopt (socket, ZMQ_RCVMORE, &more, &more_size);
+ assert (rc == 0);
+ zmq_msg_close (&part);
+} while (more);
+----
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkzmq:zmq_recv[3]
+linkzmq:zmq_send[3]
+linkzmq:zmq_msg_send[3]
+linkzmq:zmq_getsockopt[3]
+linkzmq:zmq_socket[7]
+linkzmq:zmq[7]
+
+
+AUTHORS
+-------
+This page was written by the 0MQ community. To make a change please
+read the 0MQ Contribution Policy at <http://www.zeromq.org/docs:contributing>.