zip_source_file(3) - Linux man page

Name

zip_source_file - create data source from a file

Library

libzip (-lzip)

Synopsis

struct zip_source * zip_source_file(struct zip *archive, const char *fname, off_t start, off_t len);

Description

The function zip_source_file creates a zip source from a file. zip_source_file opens fname and reads len bytes from offset start from it. If len is 0 or -1, the whole file (starting from start ) is used.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, the created source is returned. Otherwise, NULL is returned and the error code in archive is set to indicate the error.

Errors

zip_source_file fails if:
[ZIP_ER_INVAL]
fname, start, or len are invalid.
[ZIP_ER_MEMORY]
Required memory could not be allocated.
[ZIP_ER_OPEN]
Opening fname failed.

See Also

libzip(3), zip_add(3), zip_replace(3), zip_source_buffer(3), zip_source_filep(3), zip_source_free(3), zip_source_function(3), zip_source_zip(3)

Authors

Dieter Baron <dillo@giga.or.at> and Thomas Klausner <tk@giga.or.at>