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# NAME

`archive_entry_symlink_type`, `archive_entry_set_symlink_type` —
miscellaneous functions for manipulating properties of archive_entry.

# LIBRARY

Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <archive_entry.h>`

int
`archive_entry_symlink_type`(struct archive_entry *a);

void
`archive_entry_set_symlink_type`(struct archive_entry *a, int);

# DESCRIPTION

The function `archive_entry_symlink_type`() returns and the function `archive_entry_set_symlink_type`() sets the type of the symbolic link stored in an archive entry. These functions have special meaning on operating systems that support multiple symbolic link types (e.g. Microsoft Windows).

Supported values are:

AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_UNDEFINED
  Symbolic link target type is not defined (default on unix systems)
AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_FILE
  Symbolic link points to a file
AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_DIRECTORY
  Symbolic link points to a directory

# SEE ALSO

archive_entry(3), archive_entry_paths(3), archive_entry_stat(3), libarchive(3)

April 15, 2019 | NetBSD 9.4