---
name: "firestring_conf_parse_next"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libfirestring-dev"
version: "0.9.12-8"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/firestring_conf_parse_next"
---

# firestring\_conf\_parse\_next(3)

add on to a previously parsed file

## NAME

firestring\_conf\_parse\_next - add on to a previously parsed file

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<firestring.h\>**\
 **-lfirestring**

**struct firestring\_conf\_t \*firestring\_conf\_parse\_next(const char \****filename***, struct firestring\_conf\_t \****previous***)**

## DESCRIPTION

firestring\_conf\_parse\_next() attempts to read a configuration from *filename* and add the results to the previous values, overriding that are already set.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns a pointer to a structure containing the data read from the config file, or *NULL* if the file cannot be opened.

## AUTHOR

Ian Gulliver \<ian@penguinhosting.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**libfirestring**(3)](/libfirestring/3.md)