ARCHIVE_WRITE_FREE(3) | Library Functions Manual | ARCHIVE_WRITE_FREE(3)

# NAME

`archive_write_fail`, `archive_write_close`, `archive_write_finish`, `archive_write_free` —
functions for creating archives

# LIBRARY

Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <archive.h>`

int
`archive_write_fail`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_close`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_finish`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_free`(struct archive *);

# DESCRIPTION

`archive_write_fail`()
  Always returns `ARCHIVE_FATAL`. This marks the archive object as being unusable; after calling this function, the only call that can succeed is `archive_write_free`() to release the resources. This can be used to speed recovery when the archive creation must be aborted. Note that the created archive is likely to be malformed in this case;
`archive_write_close`()
  Complete the archive and invoke the close callback.
`archive_write_finish`()
  This is a deprecated synonym for `archive_write_free`().
`archive_write_free`()
  Invokes `archive_write_close`() if necessary, then releases all resources. If you need detailed information about `archive_write_close`() failures, you should be careful to call it separately, as you cannot obtain error information after `archive_write_free`() returns.

# RETURN VALUES

These functions return `ARCHIVE_OK` on success, or `ARCHIVE_FATAL`.

# 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