bionic (3) tar_block_read.3.gz

Provided by: libtar-dev_1.2.20-7_amd64 bug

NAME
       tar_block_read,  tar_block_write  -  macros  to call read and write functions for the correct tar archive
       type


SYNOPSIS
       #include <libtar.h>

       int tar_block_read(TAR *t, char *buf);

       int tar_block_write(TAR *t, char *buf);


VERSION
       This man page documents version 1.2 of libtar.


DESCRIPTION
       The tar_block_read() and tar_block_write() macros call the read and write functions for the  tar  archive
       type associated with the TAR handle t.  This type is set when the TAR handle is created using tar_open().


RETURN VALUE
       These macros return the same values as the corresponding read and write functions.


SEE ALSO
       read(2), write(2), tar_open(3)