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ZIP_FREAD

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NAME

zip_fread - read from file  

LIBRARY

libzip -lzip)  

SYNOPSIS

In zip.h Ft zip_int64_t Fn zip_fread zip_file_t *file void *buf zip_uint64_t nbytes  

DESCRIPTION

The Fn zip_fread function reads up to nbytes bytes from file into buf from the current position in the file (see zip_fseek3). After reading, the current position is updated by the number of bytes read.  

RETURN VALUES

If successful, the number of bytes actually read is returned. When Fn zip_fread is called after reaching the end of the file, 0 is returned. In case of error, -1 is returned.  

SEE ALSO

libzip(3), zip_fclose3, zip_file_get_error3, zip_fopen3, zip_fseek3  

HISTORY

Fn zip_fread was added in libzip 0.6. In libzip 0.10 the return type was changed from Vt ssize_t to Vt zip_int64_t . In libzip 0.10 the type of nbytes was changed from Vt size_t to Vt zip_uint64_t .  

AUTHORS

An -nosplit An Dieter Baron Aq Mt dillo@nih.at and An Thomas Klausner Aq Mt wiz@gatalith.at


 

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NAME
LIBRARY
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
AUTHORS