ZIP_OPEN(3)
NAME
zip_open - open zip archive
LIBRARY
libzip (-lzip)
SYNOPSIS
#include <zip.h> struct zip * zip_open(const char *path, int flags, int *errorp);
DESCRIPTION
The zip archive specified by path is opened and a pointer to a
- struct zip, used to manipulate the archive, is returned. The are specified by or'ing the following values, or 0 for none of them.
- ZIP_CREATE Create the archive if it does not exist.
- ZIP_EXCL Error if archive already exists.
- ZIP_CHECKCONS Perform additional consistency checks on the ar
chive, and error if they fail.
- If an error occurs and errorp is non-NULL, it will be set to the corresponding error code.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion zip_open returns a
struct zip pointer. Otherwise, NULL is returned and *errorp is set to
indicate the error.
ERRORS
- The archive specified by path is opened unless:
- [ZIP_ER_EXISTS]
The file specified by path exists and ZIP_EXCL is set.
- [ZIP_ER_INCONS]
Inconsistencies were found in the file specified by path and ZIP_CHECKCONS was specified.
- [ZIP_ER_INVAL]
The path argument is NULL.
- [ZIP_ER_MEMORY]
Required memory could not be allocated.
- [ZIP_ER_NOENT]
The file specified by path does not exist and ZIP_CREATE is not set.
- [ZIP_ER_NOZIP]
The file specified by path is not a zip archive.
- [ZIP_ER_OPEN]
The file specified by path could not be opened.
- [ZIP_ER_READ]
A read error occurred; see for details.
- [ZIP_ER_SEEK]
The file specified by path does not allow seeks.
SEE ALSO
libzip(3), zip_close(3), zip_error_to_str(3)
AUTHORS
- Dieter Baron <dillo@giga.or.at> and Thomas Klausner <tk@giga.or.at>