ARCHIVE_WRITE_HEADER(3) | Library Functions Manual | ARCHIVE_WRITE_HEADER(3)

# NAME

`archive_write_header` —
functions for creating archives

# LIBRARY

Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <archive.h>`

int
`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_entry(3) 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 `archive_errno`() and `archive_error_string`() functions.

# SEE ALSO

tar(1), libarchive(3), archive_write_set_options(3), cpio(5), mtree(5), tar(5)

February 2, 2012 | NetBSD 9.2