1ZIP_OPEN(3) Library Functions Manual ZIP_OPEN(3)
2
3
4
6 zip_open - open zip archive
7
9 libzip (-lzip)
10
12 #include <zip.h>
13
14 struct zip * zip_open(const char *path, int flags, int *errorp);
15
17 The zip archive specified by path is opened and a pointer to a
18
19 struct zip, used to manipulate the archive, is returned. The are spec‐
20 ified by or'ing the following values, or 0 for none of them.
21
22 ZIP_CREATE Create the archive if it does not exist.
23
24 ZIP_EXCL Error if archive already exists.
25
26 ZIP_CHECKCONS Perform additional consistency checks on the ar‐
27 chive, and error if they fail.
28
29 If an error occurs and errorp is non-NULL, it will be set to the corre‐
30 sponding error code.
31
33 Upon successful completion zip_open returns a
34
35 struct zip pointer. Otherwise, NULL is returned and *errorp is set to
36 indicate the error.
37
39 The archive specified by path is opened unless:
40
41 [ZIP_ER_EXISTS]
42 The file specified by path exists and ZIP_EXCL is set.
43
44 [ZIP_ER_INCONS]
45 Inconsistencies were found in the file specified by path and
46 ZIP_CHECKCONS was specified.
47
48 [ZIP_ER_INVAL]
49 The path argument is NULL.
50
51 [ZIP_ER_MEMORY]
52 Required memory could not be allocated.
53
54 [ZIP_ER_NOENT]
55 The file specified by path does not exist and ZIP_CREATE is
56 not set.
57
58 [ZIP_ER_NOZIP]
59 The file specified by path is not a zip archive.
60
61 [ZIP_ER_OPEN]
62 The file specified by path could not be opened.
63
64 [ZIP_ER_READ]
65 A read error occurred; see for details.
66
67 [ZIP_ER_SEEK]
68 The file specified by path does not allow seeks.
69
71 libzip(3), zip_close(3), zip_error_to_str(3)
72
74 Dieter Baron <dillo@giga.or.at> and Thomas Klausner <tk@giga.or.at>
75
76
77
78NiH December 27, 2003 ZIP_OPEN(3)