ARCHIVE_READ_NEW(3) Introduction to Library Functions ARCHIVE_READ_NEW(3)
NAME
archive_read_new - functions for reading streaming archives
LIBRARY
Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)
SYNOPSIS
#include <archive.h> struct archive * archive_read_new(
void);
DESCRIPTION
Allocates and initializes a struct archive object suitable for reading
from an archive. NULL is returned on error.
A complete description of the struct archive object can be found in the
overview manual page for
libarchive(3).
SEE ALSO
tar(1),
archive_read_data(3),
archive_read_filter(3),
archive_read_format(3),
archive_read_set_options(3),
archive_util(3),
libarchive(3),
tar(5)illumos February 2, 2012 illumos