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ZIP_OPEN(3) | Library Functions Manual | ZIP_OPEN(3) |
NAME¶
zip_open - open zip archive
LIBRARY¶
libzip (-lzip)
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <zip.h>
struct zip * zip_open(const char *path, int flags, int *errorp);
DESCRIPTION¶
The zip archive specified by path is opened and a pointer to a
struct zip, used to manipulate the archive, is returned. The are specified by or'ing the following values, or 0 for none of them.
- ZIP_CREATE
- Create the archive if it does not exist.
- ZIP_EXCL
- Error if archive already exists.
- ZIP_CHECKCONS
- Perform additional consistency checks on the archive, and error if they fail.
If an error occurs and errorp is non-NULL, it will be set to the corresponding error code.
RETURN VALUES¶
Upon successful completion zip_open returns a
struct zip pointer. Otherwise, NULL is returned and *errorp is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS¶
The archive specified by path is opened unless:
- [ZIP_ER_EXISTS]
- The file specified by path exists and ZIP_EXCL is set.
- [ZIP_ER_INCONS]
- Inconsistencies were found in the file specified by path and ZIP_CHECKCONS was specified.
- [ZIP_ER_INVAL]
- The path argument is NULL.
- [ZIP_ER_MEMORY]
- Required memory could not be allocated.
- [ZIP_ER_NOENT]
- The file specified by path does not exist and ZIP_CREATE is not set.
- [ZIP_ER_NOZIP]
- The file specified by path is not a zip archive.
- [ZIP_ER_OPEN]
- The file specified by path could not be opened.
- [ZIP_ER_READ]
- A read error occurred; see for details.
- [ZIP_ER_SEEK]
- The file specified by path does not allow seeks.
SEE ALSO¶
AUTHORS¶
Dieter Baron <dillo@giga.or.at> and Thomas Klausner <tk@giga.or.at>
February 15, 2009 | NiH |