.TH ARCHIVE_READ_NEW 3 "February 2, 2012" ""
.SH NAME
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\fB\%archive_read_new\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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\fIstruct archive *\fP
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\fB\%archive_read_new\fP(\fI\%void\fP);
.SH DESCRIPTION
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Allocates and initializes a
Tn struct archive
object suitable for reading from an archive.
.BR NULL
is returned on error.
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A complete description of the
Tn struct archive
object can be found in the overview manual page for
\fBlibarchive\fP(3).
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBtar\fP(1),
\fBlibarchive\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)