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This is an example of documentation generated by ZigDoc, an alternative to Zig's built-in Auto Doc feature. See also examples in other modes/formats. The project being documented here (as the example) is the Zig standard library. Public Function

linkName

Doc Source

Public Function

std.tar.Header.linkName

pub fn linkName(header: Header, buffer: []u8) ![]const u8

When kind is symbolic_link linked-to name (target_path) is specified in the linkname field.

Params

header: Header
buffer: []u8

File

tar.zig:193

    pub fn linkName(header: Header, buffer: []u8) ![]const u8 {
        const link_name = header.str(157, 100);
        if (link_name.len == 0) {
            return buffer[0..0];
        }
        if (buffer.len < link_name.len) return error.TarInsufficientBuffer;
        const buf = buffer[0..link_name.len];
        @memcpy(buf, link_name);
        return buf;
    }