tar_block_read(3) C Library Calls tar_block_read(3)NAME
tar_block_read, tar_block_write - macros to call read and write func‐
tions for the correct tar archive type
SYNOPSIS
#include <libtar.h>
int tar_block_read(TAR *t, char *buf);
int tar_block_write(TAR *t, char *buf);
VERSION
This man page documents version 1.2 of libtar.
DESCRIPTION
The tar_block_read() and tar_block_write() macros call the read and
write functions for the tar archive type associated with the TAR handle
t. This type is set when the TAR handle is created using tar_open().
RETURN VALUE
These macros return the same values as the corresponding read and write
functions.
SEE ALSOread(2), write(2), tar_open(3)University of Illinois Jan 2001 tar_block_read(3)