ARCHIVE_READ_NEW(3) Library Functions Manual ARCHIVE_READ_NEW(3)
NAME
archive_read_new — functions for reading streaming archives
LIBRARY
Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)
SYNOPSIS
#include <archive.h>
struct archive *
archive_read_new(void);
DESCRIPTION
Allocates and initializes a struct archive object suitable for reading from an archive. NULL is returned on error.
A complete description of the struct archive object can be found in the overview manual page for libarchive(3).
SEE ALSO
tar(1), archive_read_data(3), archive_read_filter(3), archive_read_format(3), archive_read_set_options(3), archive_util(3), libarchive(3), tar(5) GNU February 2, 2012 ARCHIVE_READ_NEW(3)