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NAME

4     archive_write_get_bytes_per_block, archive_write_set_bytes_per_block,
5     archive_write_get_bytes_in_last_block,
6     archive_write_set_bytes_in_last_block — functions for creating archives
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LIBRARY

9     Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)
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SYNOPSIS

12     #include <archive.h>
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14     int
15     archive_write_get_bytes_per_block(struct archive *);
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17     int
18     archive_write_set_bytes_per_block(struct archive *, int bytes_per_block);
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20     int
21     archive_write_get_bytes_in_last_block(struct archive *);
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23     int
24     archive_write_set_bytes_in_last_block(struct archive *, int);
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DESCRIPTION

27     archive_write_set_bytes_per_block()
28             Sets the block size used for writing the archive data.  Every
29             call to the write callback function, except possibly the last
30             one, will use this value for the length.  The default is to use a
31             block size of 10240 bytes.  Note that a block size of zero will
32             suppress internal blocking and cause writes to be sent directly
33             to the write callback as they occur.
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35     archive_write_get_bytes_per_block()
36             Retrieve the block size to be used for writing.  A value of -1
37             here indicates that the library should use default values.  A
38             value of zero indicates that internal blocking is suppressed.
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40     archive_write_set_bytes_in_last_block()
41             Sets the block size used for writing the last block.  If this
42             value is zero, the last block will be padded to the same size as
43             the other blocks.  Otherwise, the final block will be padded to a
44             multiple of this size.  In particular, setting it to 1 will cause
45             the final block to not be padded.  For compressed output, any
46             padding generated by this option is applied only after the com‐
47             pression.  The uncompressed data is always unpadded.  The default
48             is to pad the last block to the full block size (note that
49             archive_write_open_filename() will set this based on the file
50             type).  Unlike the other “set” functions, this function can be
51             called after the archive is opened.
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53     archive_write_get_bytes_in_last_block()
54             Retrieve the currently-set value for last block size.  A value of
55             -1 here indicates that the library should use default values.
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RETURN VALUES

58     archive_write_set_bytes_per_block() and
59     archive_write_set_bytes_in_last_block() return ARCHIVE_OK on success, or
60     ARCHIVE_FATAL.
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62     archive_write_get_bytes_per_block() and
63     archive_write_get_bytes_in_last_block() return currently configured block
64     size (-1 indicates the default block size), or ARCHIVE_FATAL.
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ERRORS

67     Detailed error codes and textual descriptions are available from the
68     archive_errno() and archive_error_string() functions.
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SEE ALSO

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