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  27. .Dd February 2, 2012
  28. .Dt ARCHIVE_WRITE_OPEN 3
  29. .Os
  30. .Sh NAME
  31. .Nm archive_write_open ,
  32. .Nm archive_write_open_fd ,
  33. .Nm archive_write_open_FILE ,
  34. .Nm archive_write_open_filename ,
  35. .Nm archive_write_open_memory
  36. .Nd functions for creating archives
  37. .Sh LIBRARY
  38. Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)
  39. .Sh SYNOPSIS
  40. .In archive.h
  41. .Ft int
  42. .Fo archive_write_open
  43. .Fa "struct archive *"
  44. .Fa "void *client_data"
  45. .Fa "archive_open_callback *"
  46. .Fa "archive_write_callback *"
  47. .Fa "archive_close_callback *"
  48. .Fc
  49. .Ft int
  50. .Fn archive_write_open_fd "struct archive *" "int fd"
  51. .Ft int
  52. .Fn archive_write_open_FILE "struct archive *" "FILE *file"
  53. .Ft int
  54. .Fn archive_write_open_filename "struct archive *" "const char *filename"
  55. .Ft int
  56. .Fo archive_write_open_memory
  57. .Fa "struct archive *"
  58. .Fa "void *buffer"
  59. .Fa "size_t bufferSize"
  60. .Fa "size_t *outUsed"
  61. .Fc
  62. .Sh DESCRIPTION
  63. .Bl -tag -width indent
  64. .It Fn archive_write_open
  65. Freeze the settings, open the archive, and prepare for writing entries.
  66. This is the most generic form of this function, which accepts
  67. pointers to three callback functions which will be invoked by
  68. the compression layer to write the constructed archive.
  69. This does not alter the default archive padding.
  70. .It Fn archive_write_open_fd
  71. A convenience form of
  72. .Fn archive_write_open
  73. that accepts a file descriptor.
  74. The
  75. .Fn archive_write_open_fd
  76. function is safe for use with tape drives or other
  77. block-oriented devices.
  78. .It Fn archive_write_open_FILE
  79. A convenience form of
  80. .Fn archive_write_open
  81. that accepts a
  82. .Ft "FILE *"
  83. pointer.
  84. Note that
  85. .Fn archive_write_open_FILE
  86. is not safe for writing to tape drives or other devices
  87. that require correct blocking.
  88. .It Fn archive_write_open_file
  89. A deprecated synonym for
  90. .Fn archive_write_open_filename .
  91. .It Fn archive_write_open_filename
  92. A convenience form of
  93. .Fn archive_write_open
  94. that accepts a filename.
  95. A NULL argument indicates that the output should be written to standard output;
  96. an argument of
  97. .Dq -
  98. will open a file with that name.
  99. If you have not invoked
  100. .Fn archive_write_set_bytes_in_last_block ,
  101. then
  102. .Fn archive_write_open_filename
  103. will adjust the last-block padding depending on the file:
  104. it will enable padding when writing to standard output or
  105. to a character or block device node, it will disable padding otherwise.
  106. You can override this by manually invoking
  107. .Fn archive_write_set_bytes_in_last_block
  108. before calling
  109. .Fn archive_write_open .
  110. The
  111. .Fn archive_write_open_filename
  112. function is safe for use with tape drives or other
  113. block-oriented devices.
  114. .It Fn archive_write_open_memory
  115. A convenience form of
  116. .Fn archive_write_open
  117. that accepts a pointer to a block of memory that will receive
  118. the archive.
  119. The final
  120. .Ft "size_t *"
  121. argument points to a variable that will be updated
  122. after each write to reflect how much of the buffer
  123. is currently in use.
  124. You should be careful to ensure that this variable
  125. remains allocated until after the archive is
  126. closed.
  127. This function will disable padding unless you
  128. have specifically set the block size.
  129. .El
  130. More information about the
  131. .Va struct archive
  132. object and the overall design of the library can be found in the
  133. .Xr libarchive 3
  134. overview.
  135. .Pp
  136. Note that the convenience forms above vary in how
  137. they block the output.
  138. See
  139. .Xr archive_write_blocksize 3
  140. if you need to control the block size used for writes
  141. or the end-of-file padding behavior.
  142. .\"
  143. .Sh CLIENT CALLBACKS
  144. To use this library, you will need to define and register
  145. callback functions that will be invoked to write data to the
  146. resulting archive.
  147. These functions are registered by calling
  148. .Fn archive_write_open :
  149. .Bl -item -offset indent
  150. .It
  151. .Ft typedef int
  152. .Fn archive_open_callback "struct archive *" "void *client_data"
  153. .El
  154. .Pp
  155. The open callback is invoked by
  156. .Fn archive_write_open .
  157. It should return
  158. .Cm ARCHIVE_OK
  159. if the underlying file or data source is successfully
  160. opened.
  161. If the open fails, it should call
  162. .Fn archive_set_error
  163. to register an error code and message and return
  164. .Cm ARCHIVE_FATAL .
  165. .Bl -item -offset indent
  166. .It
  167. .Ft typedef la_ssize_t
  168. .Fo archive_write_callback
  169. .Fa "struct archive *"
  170. .Fa "void *client_data"
  171. .Fa "const void *buffer"
  172. .Fa "size_t length"
  173. .Fc
  174. .El
  175. .Pp
  176. The write callback is invoked whenever the library
  177. needs to write raw bytes to the archive.
  178. For correct blocking, each call to the write callback function
  179. should translate into a single
  180. .Xr write 2
  181. system call.
  182. This is especially critical when writing archives to tape drives.
  183. On success, the write callback should return the
  184. number of bytes actually written.
  185. On error, the callback should invoke
  186. .Fn archive_set_error
  187. to register an error code and message and return -1.
  188. .Bl -item -offset indent
  189. .It
  190. .Ft typedef int
  191. .Fn archive_close_callback "struct archive *" "void *client_data"
  192. .El
  193. .Pp
  194. The close callback is invoked by archive_close when
  195. the archive processing is complete.
  196. The callback should return
  197. .Cm ARCHIVE_OK
  198. on success.
  199. On failure, the callback should invoke
  200. .Fn archive_set_error
  201. to register an error code and message and
  202. return
  203. .Cm ARCHIVE_FATAL.
  204. .Pp
  205. Note that if the client-provided write callback function
  206. returns a non-zero value, that error will be propagated back to the caller
  207. through whatever API function resulted in that call, which
  208. may include
  209. .Fn archive_write_header ,
  210. .Fn archive_write_data ,
  211. .Fn archive_write_close ,
  212. .Fn archive_write_finish ,
  213. or
  214. .Fn archive_write_free .
  215. The client callback can call
  216. .Fn archive_set_error
  217. to provide values that can then be retrieved by
  218. .Fn archive_errno
  219. and
  220. .Fn archive_error_string .
  221. .\" .Sh EXAMPLE
  222. .Sh RETURN VALUES
  223. These functions return
  224. .Cm ARCHIVE_OK
  225. on success, or
  226. .Cm ARCHIVE_FATAL .
  227. .\"
  228. .Sh ERRORS
  229. Detailed error codes and textual descriptions are available from the
  230. .Fn archive_errno
  231. and
  232. .Fn archive_error_string
  233. functions.
  234. .\"
  235. .Sh SEE ALSO
  236. .Xr tar 1 ,
  237. .Xr libarchive 3 ,
  238. .Xr archive_write 3 ,
  239. .Xr archive_write_blocksize 3 ,
  240. .Xr archive_write_filter 3 ,
  241. .Xr archive_write_format 3 ,
  242. .Xr archive_write_new 3 ,
  243. .Xr archive_write_set_options 3 ,
  244. .Xr cpio 5 ,
  245. .Xr mtree 5 ,
  246. .Xr tar 5