.TH ARCHIVE_READ_OPEN 3 "February 2, 2012" ""

.SH NAME

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\fB\%archive_read_open\fP,

\fB\%archive_read_open2\fP,

\fB\%archive_read_open_fd\fP,

\fB\%archive_read_open_FILE\fP,

\fB\%archive_read_open_filename\fP,

\fB\%archive_read_open_memory\fP

\- functions for reading streaming archives

.SH LIBRARY

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Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

.SH SYNOPSIS

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\fB#include <archive.h>\fP

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\fIint\fP

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\fB\%archive_read_open\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%void\ *client_data\fP, \fI\%archive_open_callback\ *\fP, \fI\%archive_read_callback\ *\fP, \fI\%archive_close_callback\ *\fP);

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\fIint\fP

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\fB\%archive_read_open2\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%void\ *client_data\fP, \fI\%archive_open_callback\ *\fP, \fI\%archive_read_callback\ *\fP, \fI\%archive_skip_callback\ *\fP, \fI\%archive_close_callback\ *\fP);

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\fIint\fP

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\fB\%archive_read_open_FILE\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%FILE\ *file\fP);

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\fIint\fP

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\fB\%archive_read_open_fd\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%int\ fd\fP, \fI\%size_t\ block_size\fP);

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\fIint\fP

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\fB\%archive_read_open_filename\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%const\ char\ *filename\fP, \fI\%size_t\ block_size\fP);

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\fIint\fP

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\fB\%archive_read_open_memory\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%const\ void\ *buff\fP, \fI\%size_t\ size\fP);

.SH DESCRIPTION

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.RS 5

.TP

\fB\%archive_read_open\fP()

The same as

\fB\%archive_read_open2\fP(),

except that the skip callback is assumed to be

.BR NULL.

.TP

\fB\%archive_read_open2\fP()

Freeze the settings, open the archive, and prepare for reading entries.

This is the most generic version of this call, which accepts

four callback functions.

Most clients will want to use

\fB\%archive_read_open_filename\fP(),

\fB\%archive_read_open_FILE\fP(),

\fB\%archive_read_open_fd\fP(),

or

\fB\%archive_read_open_memory\fP()

instead.

The library invokes the client-provided functions to obtain

raw bytes from the archive.

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\fB\%archive_read_open_FILE\fP()

Like

\fB\%archive_read_open\fP(),

except that it accepts a

\fIFILE *\fP

pointer.

This function should not be used with tape drives or other devices

that require strict I/O blocking.

.TP

\fB\%archive_read_open_fd\fP()

Like

\fB\%archive_read_open\fP(),

except that it accepts a file descriptor and block size rather than

a set of function pointers.

Note that the file descriptor will not be automatically closed at

end-of-archive.

This function is safe for use with tape drives or other blocked devices.

.TP

\fB\%archive_read_open_file\fP()

This is a deprecated synonym for

\fB\%archive_read_open_filename\fP().

.TP

\fB\%archive_read_open_filename\fP()

Like

\fB\%archive_read_open\fP(),

except that it accepts a simple filename and a block size.

A NULL filename represents standard input.

This function is safe for use with tape drives or other blocked devices.

.TP

\fB\%archive_read_open_memory\fP()

Like

\fB\%archive_read_open\fP(),

except that it accepts a pointer and size of a block of

memory containing the archive data.

.RE

.PP

A complete description of the

Tn struct archive

and

Tn struct archive_entry

objects can be found in the overview manual page for

\fBlibarchive\fP(3).

.SH CLIENT CALLBACKS

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The callback functions must match the following prototypes:

.RS 5

.IP

\fItypedef la_ssize_t\fP

\fB\%archive_read_callback\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%void\ *client_data\fP, \fI\%const\ void\ **buffer\fP)

.IP

\fItypedef la_int64_t\fP

\fB\%archive_skip_callback\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%void\ *client_data\fP, \fI\%off_t\ request\fP)

.IP

\fItypedef int\fP

\fB\%archive_open_callback\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%void\ *client_data\fP)

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\fItypedef int\fP

\fB\%archive_close_callback\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%void\ *client_data\fP)

.RE

.PP

The open callback is invoked by

\fB\%archive_open\fP().

It should return

\fBARCHIVE_OK\fP

if the underlying file or data source is successfully

opened.

If the open fails, it should call

\fB\%archive_set_error\fP()

to register an error code and message and return

\fBARCHIVE_FATAL\fP.

.PP

The read callback is invoked whenever the library

requires raw bytes from the archive.

The read callback should read data into a buffer,

set the

.RS 4

const void **buffer

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argument to point to the available data, and

return a count of the number of bytes available.

The library will invoke the read callback again

only after it has consumed this data.

The library imposes no constraints on the size

of the data blocks returned.

On end-of-file, the read callback should

return zero.

On error, the read callback should invoke

\fB\%archive_set_error\fP()

to register an error code and message and

return -1.

.PP

The skip callback is invoked when the

library wants to ignore a block of data.

The return value is the number of bytes actually

skipped, which may differ from the request.

If the callback cannot skip data, it should return

zero.

If the skip callback is not provided (the

function pointer is

.BR NULL ),

the library will invoke the read function

instead and simply discard the result.

A skip callback can provide significant

performance gains when reading uncompressed

archives from slow disk drives or other media

that can skip quickly.

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The close callback is invoked by archive_close when

the archive processing is complete.

The callback should return

\fBARCHIVE_OK\fP

on success.

On failure, the callback should invoke

\fB\%archive_set_error\fP()

to register an error code and message and

return

\fBARCHIVE_FATAL.\fP

.SH RETURN VALUES

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These functions return

\fBARCHIVE_OK\fP

on success, or

\fBARCHIVE_FATAL\fP.

.SH ERRORS

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Detailed error codes and textual descriptions are available from the

\fB\%archive_errno\fP()

and

\fB\%archive_error_string\fP()

functions.

.SH SEE ALSO

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\fBtar\fP(1),

\fBlibarchive\fP(3),

\fBarchive_read\fP(3),

\fBarchive_read_data\fP(3),

\fBarchive_read_filter\fP(3),

\fBarchive_read_format\fP(3),

\fBarchive_read_set_options\fP(3),

\fBarchive_util\fP(3),

\fBtar\fP(5)