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.TH ZIP_OPEN 3 "October 3, 2003" NiH
.SH "NAME"
zip_open \- open zip archive
.SH "LIBRARY"
libzip (\-lzip)
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.In zip.h
.Ft struct zip *
.Fn zip_open "const char *path" "int flags"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
The zip archive specified by
\fBpath\fR
is opened and a pointer to a
.\" XXX: also marks up,
.Ft struct zip,
used to manipulate the archive, is returned.
The
.Fa flags
are specified by
.I or Ns No 'ing
the following values, or 0 for none of them.
.RS
.TP 15
Dv ZIP_CREATE
Create the archive if it does not exist.
.TP 15
Dv ZIP_EXCL
Error if archive already exists.
.TP 15
Dv ZIP_CHECKCONS
Perform additional consistency checks on the archive, and error if
they fail.
.RE
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
Upon successful completion
.Fn zip_open
returns a
.Ft struct zip
pointer.
Otherwise,
.Dv NULL
is returned and the global variable
.Va zip_err
is set to indicate the error.
.SH "ERRORS"
The named archive is opened unless:
.RS
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_EXISTS
The named archive exists and
.Dv ZIP_EXCL
is set.
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_INVAL
The
\fBpath\fR
argument is
.Dv NULL.
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_MEMORY
Required memory could not be allocated.
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_NOENT
The named archive does not exist and
.Dv ZIP_CREATE
is not set.
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_NOZIP
The named file is not a zip archive.
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_OPEN
The named file could not be opened.
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_READ
A read error occurred; see
.Va errno
for details.
.TP 4
Bq Er ZERR_SEEK
The named file does not allow seeks.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
zip_close(3)