ZIP_SOURCE_FILE

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NAME

zip_source_file zip_source_file_create - create data source from a file

LIBRARY

libzip (-lzip)

SYNOPSIS

In zip.h Ft zip_source_t * Fn zip_source_file zip_t *archive const char *fname zip_uint64_t start zip_int64_t len Ft zip_source_t * Fn zip_source_file_create const char *fname zip_uint64_t start zip_int64_t len zip_error_t *error

DESCRIPTION

The functions Fn zip_source_file and Fn zip_source_file_create create a zip source from a file. They open fname and read len bytes from offset start from it. If len is 0 or -1, the whole file (starting from start is used.

If the file supports seek, the source can be used to open a zip archive from.

The file is opened and read when the data from the source is used, usually by Fn zip_close or Fn zip_open_from_source .

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the created source is returned. Otherwise, NULL is returned and the error code in archive or error is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

Fn zip_source_file and Fn zip_source_file_create fail if:

Bq Er ZIP_ER_INVAL: fname start or len are invalid.
Bq Er ZIP_ER_MEMORY: Required memory could not be allocated.
Bq Er ZIP_ER_OPEN: Opening fname failed.

HISTORY

Fn zip_source_file and Fn zip_source_file_create were added in libzip 1.0.

AUTHORS

An -nosplit An Dieter Baron Aq Mt dillo@nih.at and An Thomas Klausner Aq Mt tk@giga.or.at

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