zzip_file_open(3)

💖 zzip_file_open — the zziplib girlies' guide 💖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the zziplib Function List section of the manual, it's zzip_file_open(3), and it is genuinely one of my faves. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

zzip_file_open — start usage.

like. that's literally what the page says. start usage. iconic minimalism, no notes 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <zzip/lib.h>

ZZIP_FILE*
zzip_file_open(ZZIP_DIR* dir, zzip_char_t* name, int o_mode)

that's the whole vibe check right there: you pass a ZZIP_DIR* called dir, a zzip_char_t* called name, and an int called o_mode, and you get back a ZZIP_FILE*. periodt.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea ☕ — zzip_file_open opens up a ZZIP_FILE from an already open ZZIP_DIR handle. like, you already did the whole directory-opening thing, and now you're going in for the actual file.

and the reason this is the moment? because we have a chance to reuse a cached buf32k and a ZZIP_FILE memchunk, which means this is literally the best choice to unpack multiple files. if you're grabbing a whole bunch of files out of one archive, this is the one you want, no cap 🔥

Note, and I need you to listen: the zlib supports 2..15 bit windowsize, hence we provide a 32k memchunk here... just to be safe. 🧚 (yes, "just to be safe" — the original said it and honestly? mood.)

and the sad part 😭 — on error it returns null and sets errcode in the ZZIP_DIR. so like, when things go wrong, don't go looking at the return value for answers, check your ZZIP_DIR, bestie. the errcode is in there.

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Guido Draheim <guidod@gmx.de> and Tomi Ollila <Tomi.Ollila@iki.fi> — the legends who made this happen, we stan 🌈

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright (c) Guido Draheim, use under copyleft (LGPL,MPL). respect the copyleft, babes ✨

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okay that's the whole page!! thanks for reading my little manpage rant, ily, go unpack some files 💖🦋🌸

zzip_file_open(3) — from zziplib, version 0.13.78. that's the version tag, that's the page, we're done here. mwah 💅🎀