ARCHIVE_ENTRY_MISC 3 "April 15, 2019" ""
NAME
\%archive_entry_symlink_type, \%archive_entry_set_symlink_type - miscellaneous functions for manipulating properties of archive_entry
LIBRARY
Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive)
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
The function \%archive_entry_symlink_type() returns and the function \%archive_entry_set_symlink_type() sets the type of the symbolic link stored in an archive entry. These functions have special meaning on operating systems that support multiple symbolic link types (e.g. Microsoft Windows).

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

SEE ALSO
archive_entry(3), archive_entry_paths(3), archive_entry_stat(3), libarchive(3)