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<td class="head-ltitle">LIBZIP(3)</td>
<td class="head-vol">Library Functions Manual</td>
<td class="head-rtitle">LIBZIP(3)</td>
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<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1>
<code class="Nm">libzip</code> —
<div class="Nd">library for manipulating zip archives</div>
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<h1 class="Sh" id="LIBRARY"><a class="permalink" href="#LIBRARY">LIBRARY</a></h1>
libzip (-lzip)
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<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1>
<code class="In">#include <<a class="In">zip.h</a>></code>
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<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
<code class="Nm">libzip</code> is a library for reading, creating, and modifying
zip archives.
<p class="Pp">The main design criteria for <code class="Nm">libzip</code>
were:</p>
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<li>Do not create corrupt files, even in case of errors.</li>
<li>Do not delete data.</li>
<li>Be efficient.</li>
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<p class="Pp">For this reason, when modifying zip archives,
<code class="Nm">libzip</code> writes to a temporary file and replaces the
original zip archive atomically.</p>
<p class="Pp">Below there are two sections listing functions: one for how to
read from zip archives and one for how to create/modify them.</p>
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<h1 class="Sh" id="READING_ZIP_ARCHIVES"><a class="permalink" href="#READING_ZIP_ARCHIVES">READING
ZIP ARCHIVES</a></h1>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="open_archive"><a class="permalink" href="#open_archive">open
archive</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_open.html">zip_open(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fdopen.html">zip_fdopen(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="find_files"><a class="permalink" href="#find_files">find
files</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_name_locate.html">zip_name_locate(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="read_files"><a class="permalink" href="#read_files">read
files</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fopen.html">zip_fopen(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fopen_encrypted.html">zip_fopen_encrypted(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fopen_index.html">zip_fopen_index(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fopen_index_encrypted.html">zip_fopen_index_encrypted(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fread.html">zip_fread(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fseek.html">zip_fseek(3)</a> (uncompressed files
only)</li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_ftell.html">zip_ftell(3)</a> (uncompressed files
only)</li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_fclose.html">zip_fclose(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="close_archive"><a class="permalink" href="#close_archive">close
archive</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_close.html">zip_close(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="miscellaneous"><a class="permalink" href="#miscellaneous">miscellaneous</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_stat.html">zip_stat(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_get_comment.html">zip_file_get_comment(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_get_external_attributes.html">zip_file_get_external_attributes(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_get_archive_comment.html">zip_get_archive_comment(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_get_archive_flag.html">zip_get_archive_flag(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_get_name.html">zip_get_name(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_get_num_entries.html">zip_get_num_entries(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_set_default_password.html">zip_set_default_password(3)</a></li>
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<h1 class="Sh" id="CREATING/MODIFYING_ZIP_ARCHIVES"><a class="permalink" href="#CREATING/MODIFYING_ZIP_ARCHIVES">CREATING/MODIFYING
ZIP ARCHIVES</a></h1>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="create/open_archive"><a class="permalink" href="#create/open_archive">create/open
archive</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_open.html">zip_open(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="add/change_files_and_directories"><a class="permalink" href="#add/change_files_and_directories">add/change
files and directories</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_dir_add.html">zip_dir_add(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_add.html">zip_file_add(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_replace.html">zip_file_replace(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_set_comment.html">zip_file_set_comment(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_set_external_attributes.html">zip_file_set_external_attributes(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_set_encryption.html">zip_file_set_encryption(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_set_mtime.html">zip_file_set_mtime(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_set_file_compression.html">zip_set_file_compression(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_source_buffer.html">zip_source_buffer(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_source_file.html">zip_source_file(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_source_filep.html">zip_source_filep(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_source_free.html">zip_source_free(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_source_function.html">zip_source_function(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_source_zip.html">zip_source_zip(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="rename_files"><a class="permalink" href="#rename_files">rename
files</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_rename.html">zip_rename(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="delete_files"><a class="permalink" href="#delete_files">delete
files</a></h2>
<ul class="Bl-bullet Bl-compact">
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_delete.html">zip_delete(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="revert_changes"><a class="permalink" href="#revert_changes">revert
changes</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_unchange.html">zip_unchange(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_unchange_all.html">zip_unchange_all(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_unchange_archive.html">zip_unchange_archive(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="read/modify_extra_fields"><a class="permalink" href="#read/modify_extra_fields">read/modify
extra fields</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_extra_field_by_id.html">zip_file_extra_field_by_id(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_extra_field_delete.html">zip_file_extra_field_delete(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_extra_field_delete_by_id.html">zip_file_extra_field_delete_by_id(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_extra_field_get.html">zip_file_extra_field_get(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_extra_field_set.html">zip_file_extra_field_set(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_extra_fields_count.html">zip_file_extra_fields_count(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_extra_fields_count_by_id.html">zip_file_extra_fields_count_by_id(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="close_archive_(writing)"><a class="permalink" href="#close_archive_(writing)">close
archive (writing)</a></h2>
<ul class="Bl-bullet Bl-compact">
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_close.html">zip_close(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_discard.html">zip_discard(3)</a></li>
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<h2 class="Ss" id="miscellaneous_(writing)"><a class="permalink" href="#miscellaneous_(writing)">miscellaneous
(writing)</a></h2>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_libzip_version.html">zip_libzip_version(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_register_progress_callback_with_state.html">zip_register_progress_callback_with_state(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_set_archive_comment.html">zip_set_archive_comment(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_set_archive_flag.html">zip_set_archive_flag(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_source.html">zip_source(3)</a></li>
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<h1 class="Sh" id="ERROR_HANDLING"><a class="permalink" href="#ERROR_HANDLING">ERROR
HANDLING</a></h1>
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<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_error_strerror.html">zip_error_strerror(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_strerror.html">zip_strerror(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_file_strerror.html">zip_file_strerror(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_get_error.html">zip_get_error(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_error_init_with_code.html">zip_error_init_with_code(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_error_system_type.html">zip_error_system_type(3)</a></li>
<li><a class="Xr" href="zip_errors.html">zip_errors(3)</a></li>
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<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1>
<span class="An">Dieter Baron</span>
<<a class="Mt" href="mailto:dillo@nih.at">dillo@nih.at</a>> and
<span class="An">Thomas Klausner</span>
<<a class="Mt" href="mailto:tk@giga.or.at">tk@giga.or.at</a>>
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<td class="foot-date">September 29, 2018</td>
<td class="foot-os">NetBSD 8.99.35</td>
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