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NAME

       th_read,  th_write  -  read  and  write  a file header block from a tar
       archive

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libtar.h>

       int th_read(TAR *t);

       int th_write(TAR *t);

VERSION

       This man page documents version 1.2 of libtar.

DESCRIPTION

       The th_read() function reads  the  next  block  from  the  tar  archive
       associated  with the TAR handle t.  It then sets the current tar header
       associated with t to the contents of the block read.

       The th_write() function writes the contents of the current  tar  header
       associated with t to the tar archive associated with t.

RETURN VALUE

       On  successful  completion, th_read() and th_write() will return 0.  On
       failure, they will return -1 and set errno to an appropriate value.

       On EOF, th_read() will return 1.

ERRORS

       th_read() and th_write() will fail if:

       EINVAL Less than T_BLOCKSIZE blocks were read or written.

SEE ALSO

       tar_block_read(3), tar_block_write(3)