ARCHIVE_WRITE_DATA(3) manual page 
== NAME == 
'''archive_write_data''' 
- functions for creating archives 
== LIBRARY == 
Streaming Archive Library (libarchive, -larchive) 
== SYNOPSIS == 
'''<nowiki>#include <archive.h></nowiki>''' 
<br> 
'''ssize_t''' 
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'''archive_write_data'''(''struct archive *'', ''const void *'', ''size_t''); 
== DESCRIPTION == 
Write data corresponding to the header just written. 
== RETURN VALUES == 
This function returns the number of bytes actually written, or 
```text 
-1 
``` 
on error. 
== ERRORS == 
Detailed error codes and textual descriptions are available from the 
'''archive_errno'''() 
and 
'''archive_error_string'''() 
functions. 
== SEE ALSO == 
'''tar'''(1), 
'''libarchive'''(3), 
'''archive_write_finish_entry'''(3), 
'''archive_write_set_options'''(3), 
'''cpio'''(5), 
'''mtree'''(5), 
'''tar'''(5)