.TH tar_block_read 3 "Jan 2001" "University of Illinois" "C Library Calls"
.SH NAME
tar_block_read, tar_block_write \- macros to call read and write functions
for the correct tar archive type
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <libtar.h>
.P
.BI "int tar_block_read(TAR *" t ", char *" buf ");"

.BI "int tar_block_write(TAR *" t ", char *" buf ");"
.SH VERSION
This man page documents version 1.2 of \fBlibtar\fP.
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBtar_block_read\fP() and \fBtar_block_write\fP() macros call
the read and write functions for the tar archive type associated with the
\fITAR\fP handle \fIt\fP.  This type is set when the \fITAR\fP handle
is created using \fBtar_open\fP().
.SH RETURN VALUE
These macros return the same values as the corresponding read and write
functions.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR read (2),
.BR write (2),
.BR tar_open (3)