ARCHIVE_ENTRY_MISC(3) Introduction to Library Functions

NAME

archive_entry_symlink_type, archive_entry_set_symlink_type -
miscellaneous functions for manipulating properties of archive_entry

LIBRARY

Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

SYNOPSIS

#include <archive_entry.h>

int
archive_entry_symlink_type(struct archive_entry *a);

void
archive_entry_set_symlink_type(struct archive_entry *a, int);

DESCRIPTION

The function archive_entry_symlink_type() returns and the function
archive_entry_set_symlink_type() sets the type of the symbolic link
stored in an archive entry. These functions have special meaning on
operating systems that support multiple symbolic link types (e.g.
Microsoft Windows).

Supported values are:
AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_UNDEFINED Symbolic link target type is not defined
(default on unix systems)
AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_FILE Symbolic link points to a file
AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_DIRECTORY Symbolic link points to a directory

SEE ALSO

archive_entry(3), archive_entry_paths(3), archive_entry_stat(3),
libarchive(3)

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