ARCHIVE_WRITE_FORMAT(3) | Library Functions Manual | ARCHIVE_WRITE_FORMAT(3)

# NAME

`archive_write_set_format`, `archive_write_set_format_7zip`, `archive_write_set_format_ar`, `archive_write_set_format_ar_bsd`, `archive_write_set_format_ar_svr4`, `archive_write_set_format_by_name`, `archive_write_set_format_cpio`, `archive_write_set_format_cpio_newc`, `archive_write_set_format_filter_by_ext`, `archive_write_set_format_filter_by_ext_def`, `archive_write_set_format_gnutar`, `archive_write_set_format_iso9660`, `archive_write_set_format_mtree`, `archive_write_set_format_mtree_classic`, `archive_write_set_format_mtree_default`, `archive_write_set_format_pax`, `archive_write_set_format_pax_restricted`, `archive_write_set_format_raw`, `archive_write_set_format_shar`, `archive_write_set_format_shar_dump`, `archive_write_set_format_ustar`, `archive_write_set_format_v7tar`, `archive_write_set_format_warc`, `archive_write_set_format_xar`, `archive_write_set_format_zip`, —
functions for creating archives

# LIBRARY

Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <archive.h>`

int
`archive_write_set_format`(struct archive *, int code);

int
`archive_write_set_format_7zip`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_ar`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_ar_bsd`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_ar_svr4`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_by_name`(struct archive *, const char *name);

int
`archive_write_set_format_cpio`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_cpio_newc`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_filter_by_ext`(struct archive *, const char *filename);

int
`archive_write_set_format_filter_by_ext_def`(struct archive *, const char *filename, const char *def_ext);

int
`archive_write_set_format_gnutar`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_iso9660`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_mtree`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_pax`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_pax_restricted`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_raw`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_shar`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_shar_dump`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_ustar`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_v7tar`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_warc`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_xar`(struct archive *);

int
`archive_write_set_format_zip`(struct archive *);

# DESCRIPTION

These functions set the format that will be used for the archive.

The library can write a variety of common archive formats.

`archive_write_set_format`()
  Sets the format based on the format code (see archive.h for the full list of format codes). In particular, this can be used in conjunction with `archive_format`() to create a new archive with the same format as an existing archive.
`archive_write_set_format_by_name`()
  Sets the corresponding format based on the common name.
`archive_write_set_format_filter_by_ext`(), `archive_write_set_format_filter_by_ext_def`()
  Sets both filters and format based on the output filename. Supported extensions: .7z, .zip, .jar, .cpio, .iso, .a, .ar, .tar, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz
`archive_write_set_format_7zip`() `archive_write_set_format_ar_bsd`(), `archive_write_set_format_ar_svr4`(), `archive_write_set_format_cpio`() `archive_write_set_format_cpio_newc`() `archive_write_set_format_gnutar`() `archive_write_set_format_iso9660`() `archive_write_set_format_mtree`() `archive_write_set_format_mtree_classic`() `archive_write_set_format_pax`() `archive_write_set_format_pax_restricted`() `archive_write_set_format_raw`() `archive_write_set_format_shar`() `archive_write_set_format_shar_dump`() `archive_write_set_format_ustar`() `archive_write_set_format_v7tar`() `archive_write_set_format_warc`() `archive_write_set_format_xar`() `archive_write_set_format_zip`()
  Set the format as specified. More details on the formats supported by libarchive can be found in the libarchive-formats(5) manual page.

# RETURN VALUES

These functions return `ARCHIVE_OK` on success, or `ARCHIVE_FATAL`.

# ERRORS

Detailed error codes and textual descriptions are available from the `archive_errno`() and `archive_error_string`() functions.

# SEE ALSO

tar(1), libarchive(3), archive_write(3), archive_write_set_options(3), cpio(5), libarchive-formats(5), mtree(5), tar(5)

February 14, 2013 | NetBSD 9.4