archive_entry_misc3
Miscellaneous functions for manipulating properties of archive_entry
Usage
#include <archive_entry.h>
int
archive_entry_symlink_type(struct archive_entry *a);
void
archive_entry_set_symlink_type(struct archive_entry *a, int);
Library
Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)
Overview
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
Releases
Unchanged in 4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye).