archive_write_header(3) functions for creating archives

LIBRARY

Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

SYNOPSIS

In archive.h Ft int Fn archive_write_header struct archive * struct archive_entry *

DESCRIPTION

Build and write a header using the data in the provided struct archive_entry structure. See archive_entry3 for information on creating and populating struct archive_entry objects.

RETURN VALUES

This function returns ARCHIVE_OK on success, or one of the following on error: ARCHIVE_RETRY for operations that might succeed if retried, ARCHIVE_WARN for unusual conditions that do not prevent further operations, and ARCHIVE_FATAL for serious errors that make remaining operations impossible.

ERRORS

Detailed error codes and textual descriptions are available from the Fn archive_errno and Fn archive_error_string functions.