.TH ARCHIVE_WRITE_HEADER 3 "February 2, 2012" ""
.SH NAME
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\fB\%archive_write_header\fP
\- functions for creating archives
.SH LIBRARY
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Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <archive.h>\fP
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\fIint\fP
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\fB\%archive_write_header\fP(\fI\%struct\ archive\ *\fP, \fI\%struct\ archive_entry\ *\fP);
.SH DESCRIPTION
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Build and write a header using the data in the provided
Tn struct archive_entry
structure.
See
\fBarchive_entry\fP(3)
for information on creating and populating
Tn struct archive_entry
objects.
.SH RETURN VALUES
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This function returns
\fBARCHIVE_OK\fP
on success, or one of the following on error:
\fBARCHIVE_RETRY\fP
for operations that might succeed if retried,
\fBARCHIVE_WARN\fP
for unusual conditions that do not prevent further operations, and
\fBARCHIVE_FATAL\fP
for serious errors that make remaining operations impossible.
.SH ERRORS
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Detailed error codes and textual descriptions are available from the
\fB\%archive_errno\fP()
and
\fB\%archive_error_string\fP()
functions.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBtar\fP(1),
\fBarchive_write_set_options\fP(3),
\fBlibarchive\fP(3),
\fBcpio\fP(5),
\fBmtree\fP(5),
\fBtar\fP(5)