---
name: "cs_parse_file"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "clearsilver-dev"
version: "0.10.5-6+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cs_parse_file"
---

# cs\_parse\_file(3)

parse a CS template file

## NAME

cs\_parse\_file  - parse a CS template file

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <cs/cs.h>
```

```
NEOERR *cs_parse_file (CSPARSE *parse, const char *path);
```

## ARGUMENTS

parse - a CSPARSE structure created with cs\_init\
 path - the path to the file to parse

## DESCRIPTION

cs\_parse\_file will parse the CS template located at path.  It will use hdf\_search\_path() if path does not begin with a '/'.  The parsed CS template will be appended to the current parse tree stored in the CSPARSE structure.  The entire file is loaded into memory and parsed in place.

## RETURN VALUE

None

## SEE ALSO

[**cs\_dump**(3)](/cs_dump/3.md), [**cs\_destroy**(3)](/cs_destroy/3.md), [**cs\_render**(3)](/cs_render/3.md), [**cs\_register\_esc\_strfunc**(3)](/cs_register_esc_strfunc/3.md), **cs\_arg\_parsev**(3), [**cs\_register\_fileload**(3)](/cs_register_fileload/3.md), [**cs\_init**(3)](/cs_init/3.md), [**cs\_register\_strfunc**(3)](/cs_register_strfunc/3.md), **cs\_arg\_parse**(3), [**cs\_parse\_string**(3)](/cs_parse_string/3.md), [**cs\_parse\_file**(3)](/cs_parse_file/3.md), **=**(3), **cs\_register\_function**