ARCHIVE_ENTRY_MISC(3)

✨ ARCHIVE_ENTRY_MISC ✨

okay bestie, so this is part of the Library Functions Manual, and it's literally about libarchive — you know, the streaming archive library? we're in archive_entry_symlink_type territory and it's giving niche-but-iconic 💅

💖 NAME 💖

archive_entry_symlink_type, archive_entry_set_symlink_type — miscellaneous functions for manipulating properties of archive_entry

like... the lil grab-bag of symlink-type functions. no cap.

📚 LIBRARY 📚

Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)

so when you link, you're doing -larchive. don't forget it or the linker will be like "who?" 💀

🫶 SYNOPSIS 🫶

#include <archive_entry.h>

int
archive_entry_symlink_type(struct archive_entry *a);

void
archive_entry_set_symlink_type(struct archive_entry *a, int);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the tea ☕:

archive_entry_symlink_type() returns the type of the symbolic link stored in an archive entry, and archive_entry_set_symlink_type() sets it. getter, setter, the classic duo. main character energy fr fr.

these functions have special meaning on operating systems that support multiple symbolic link types — for example, Microsoft Windows. on unix they're just kinda vibing, iykyk.

Supported values are:

• AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_UNDEFINED — Symbolic link target type is not defined (default on unix systems)
• AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_FILE — Symbolic link points to a file
• AE_SYMLINK_TYPE_DIRECTORY — Symbolic link points to a directory

that's the whole list. three (3) options. that's it. slay. 🎀

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• archive_entry(3)
• archive_entry_paths(3)
• archive_entry_stat(3)
• libarchive(3)

go read archive_entry(3) first if you're lost, bestie — it's the parent page and it'll hold your hand 🫶

Debian · April 15, 2019 — that's the source, the version, and the date of this lil page. mwah. 💋 bye bestie, go archive something 🌈🦋✨