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ARCHIVE_WRITE_HEADER
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NAME
archive_write_header - functions for creating archivesLIBRARY
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.SEE ALSO
tar(1), libarchive(3), archive_write_set_options3, cpio(5), mtree(5), tar(5)