---
name: "zip_source_rollback_write"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libzip"
version: "1.11.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zip_source_rollback_write"
---

# zip\_source\_rollback\_write(3)

undo changes to zip source

## NAME

**zip\_source\_rollback\_write** – undo changes to zip source

## LIBRARY

libzip (-lzip)

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<zip.h\>**

*void*\

**zip\_source\_rollback\_write**(*zip\_source\_t \*source*);

## DESCRIPTION

The function **zip\_source\_rollback\_write**() reverts changes written to *source*, restoring the data before [zip\_source\_begin\_write(3)](/zip_source_begin_write/3.md) was called. Usually this removes temporary files or frees buffers.

## SEE ALSO

[libzip(3)](/libzip/3.md), [zip\_source(5)](/zip_source/5.md), [zip\_source\_begin\_write(3)](/zip_source_begin_write/3.md), [zip\_source\_commit\_write(3)](/zip_source_commit_write/3.md), [zip\_source\_seek\_write(3)](/zip_source_seek_write/3.md), [zip\_source\_tell\_write(3)](/zip_source_tell_write/3.md), [zip\_source\_write(3)](/zip_source_write/3.md)

## HISTORY

**zip\_source\_rollback\_write**() was added in libzip 1.0.

## AUTHORS

Dieter Baron ⟨*dillo@nih.at*⟩ and Thomas Klausner ⟨*wiz@gatalith.at*⟩