1 .TH tar_block_read 3 "Jan 2001" "University of Illinois" "C Library Calls"
3 tar_block_read, tar_block_write \- macros to call read and write functions
4 for the correct tar archive type
8 .BI "int tar_block_read(TAR *" t ", char *" buf ");"
10 .BI "int tar_block_write(TAR *" t ", char *" buf ");"
12 This man page documents version 1.2 of \fBlibtar\fP.
14 The \fBtar_block_read\fP() and \fBtar_block_write\fP() macros call
15 the read and write functions for the tar archive type associated with the
16 \fITAR\fP handle \fIt\fP. This type is set when the \fITAR\fP handle
17 is created using \fBtar_open\fP().
19 These macros return the same values as the corresponding read and write