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NAME

       tar_block_read,  tar_block_write  -  macros  to  call  read  and  write
       functions for the correct tar archive type

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libtar.h>

       int tar_block_read(TAR *t, char *buf);

       int tar_block_write(TAR *t, char *buf);

VERSION

       This man page documents version 1.2 of libtar.

DESCRIPTION

       The tar_block_read() and tar_block_write() macros  call  the  read  and
       write functions for the tar archive type associated with the TAR handle
       t.  This type is set when the TAR handle is created using tar_open().

RETURN VALUE

       These macros return the same values as the corresponding read and write
       functions.

SEE ALSO

       read(2), write(2), tar_open(3)