ZIP_OPEN(3)						     Library Functions Manual						       ZIP_OPEN(3)

NAME

       zip_open - open zip archive

LIBRARY

       libzip (-lzip)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <zip.h>

       struct zip * zip_open(const char *path, int flags, int *errorp);

DESCRIPTION

       The zip archive specified by path is opened and a pointer to a

       struct zip, used to manipulate the archive, is returned.  The are specified by or'ing the following values, or 0 for none of them.

	      ZIP_CREATE     Create the archive if it does not exist.

	      ZIP_EXCL	     Error if archive already exists.

	      ZIP_CHECKCONS  Perform additional consistency checks on the archive, and error if they fail.

       If an error occurs and errorp is non-NULL, it will be set to the corresponding error code.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion zip_open returns a

       struct zip pointer.  Otherwise, NULL is returned and *errorp is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The archive specified by path is opened unless:

	      [ZIP_ER_EXISTS]
		  The file specified by path exists and ZIP_EXCL is set.

	      [ZIP_ER_INCONS]
		  Inconsistencies were found in the file specified by path and ZIP_CHECKCONS was specified.

	      [ZIP_ER_INVAL]
		  The path argument is NULL.

	      [ZIP_ER_MEMORY]
		  Required memory could not be allocated.

	      [ZIP_ER_NOENT]
		  The file specified by path does not exist and ZIP_CREATE is not set.

	      [ZIP_ER_NOZIP]
		  The file specified by path is not a zip archive.

	      [ZIP_ER_OPEN]
		  The file specified by path could not be opened.

	      [ZIP_ER_READ]
		  A read error occurred; see for details.

	      [ZIP_ER_SEEK]
		  The file specified by path does not allow seeks.

SEE ALSO

       libzip(3), zip_close(3), zip_error_to_str(3), zip_fdopen(3)

AUTHORS

       Dieter Baron <dillo@giga.or.at> and Thomas Klausner <tk@giga.or.at>

NiH								 February 15, 2009						       ZIP_OPEN(3)