ZIP_GET_NAME(3) | Library Functions Manual | ZIP_GET_NAME(3)

# NAME

`zip_get_name` —
get name of file by index

# LIBRARY

libzip (-lzip)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <zip.h>`

const char *
`zip_get_name`(zip_t *archive, zip_uint64_t index, zip_flags_t flags);

# DESCRIPTION

The `zip_get_name`() function returns the name of the file at position index in archive. The name is in UTF-8 encoding unless `ZIP_FL_ENC_RAW` was specified (see below).

If flags is set to `ZIP_FL_UNCHANGED`, the original unchanged filename is returned. The returned string must not be modified or freed, and becomes invalid when archive is closed.

Additionally, the following flags are supported:

`ZIP_FL_ENC_RAW`
  Return the unmodified names as it is in the ZIP archive.
`ZIP_FL_ENC_GUESS`
  (Default.) Guess the encoding of the name in the ZIP archive and convert it to UTF-8, if necessary. (Only CP-437 and UTF-8 are recognized.)
`ZIP_FL_ENC_STRICT`
  Follow the ZIP specification and expect CP-437 encoded names in the ZIP archive (except if they are explicitly marked as UTF-8). Convert it to UTF-8.

Note: ASCII is a subset of both CP-437 and UTF-8.

# RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, a pointer to the name is returned. Otherwise, `NULL` and the error code in archive is set to indicate the error.

# ERRORS

`zip_get_name`() fails if:

[`ZIP_ER_DELETED`]
  index refers to a file that has been deleted (see zip_delete(3)).
[`ZIP_ER_INVAL`]
  index is not a valid file index in archive, or index points to an added file and `ZIP_FL_UNCHANGED` is set.
[`ZIP_ER_MEMORY`]
  Required memory could not be allocated.

# SEE ALSO

libzip(3), zip_name_locate(3)

# HISTORY

`zip_get_name`() was added in libzip 0.6. In libzip 0.10 the type of index was changed from int to zip_uint64_t. In libzip 0.11 the type of flags was changed from int to zip_flags_t.

# AUTHORS

Dieter Baron <dillo@nih.at> and Thomas Klausner <wiz@gatalith.at>

September 22, 2020 | NiH