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libvmdk(3)		    Library Functions Manual		    libvmdk(3)

NAME
       libvmdk.h -- Library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<libvmdk.h>

       Support functions

       const char *
       libvmdk_get_version(void);

       int
       libvmdk_get_access_flags_read(void);

       int
       libvmdk_get_codepage(int	*codepage, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_set_codepage(int	codepage, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_check_file_signature(const	     char	    *filename,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Available when compiled with wide character string support:

       int
       libvmdk_check_file_signature_wide(const	     wchar_t	    *filename,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Available when compiled with libbfio support:

       int
       libvmdk_check_file_signature_file_io_handle(libbfio_hand*lfei_lte_io_handle,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Notify functions

       void
       libvmdk_notify_set_verbose(int verbose);

       int
       libvmdk_notify_set_stream(FILE *stream, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_notify_stream_open(const		   char		    *filename,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_notify_stream_close(libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Error functions

       void
       libvmdk_error_free(libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_error_fprint(libvmdk_error_t *error, FILE *stream);

       int
       libvmdk_error_sprint(libvmdk_error_t	 *error,     char     *string,
	   size_t size);

       int
       libvmdk_error_backtrace_fprint(libvmdk_error_t *error, FILE *stream);

       int
       libvmdk_error_backtrace_sprint(libvmdk_error_t  *error,	char  *string,
	   size_t size);

       Handle functions

       int
       libvmdk_handle_initialize(libvmdk_handle_t		     **handle,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_free(libvmdk_handle_t			     **handle,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_signal_abort(libvmdk_handle_t		      *handle,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_open(libvmdk_handle_t  *handle,  const  char  *filename,
	   int access_flags, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_open_extent_data_files(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_close(libvmdk_handle_t			      *handle,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       ssize_t
       libvmdk_handle_read_buffer(libvmdk_handle_t   *handle,	void  *buffer,
	   size_t buffer_size, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       ssize_t
       libvmdk_handle_read_buffer_at_offset(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   void	    *buffer,	 size_t	    buffer_size,    off64_t    offset,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       off64_t
       libvmdk_handle_seek_offset(libvmdk_handle_t  *handle,  off64_t  offset,
	   int whence, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_offset(libvmdk_handle_t  *handle,  off64_t  *offset,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_set_maximum_number_of_open_handles(libvmdk_handle*_htandle,
	   int maximum_number_of_open_handles, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_set_parent_handle(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   libvmdk_handle_t *parent_handle, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_set_extent_data_files_path(libvmdk_handle_t     *handle,
	   const char *path, size_t path_length, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Available when compiled with wide character string support:

       int
       libvmdk_handle_open_wide(libvmdk_handle_t		      *handle,
	   const       wchar_t	     *filename,	      int	 access_flags,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_set_extent_data_files_path_wide(libvmdk_handle_t*handle,
	   const wchar_t *path,	size_t path_length, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Available when compiled with libbfio support:

       int
       libvmdk_handle_open_file_io_handle(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   libbfio_handle_t	  *file_io_handle,	int	 access_flags,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_open_extent_data_files_file_io_pool(libvmdk_handl*eh_atndle,
	   libbfio_pool_t *file_io_pool, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Meta data functions

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_disk_type(libvmdk_handle_t  *handle, int *disk_type,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_media_size(libvmdk_handle_t		      *handle,
	   size64_t *media_size, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_content_identifier(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   uint32_t *content_identifier, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_parent_content_identifier(libvmdk_handle_t  *handle,
	   uint32_t *parent_content_identifier,	libvmdk_error_t	**error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_utf8_parent_filename_size(libvmdk_handle_t  *handle,
	   size_t *utf8_string_size, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_utf8_parent_filename(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   uint8_t	  *utf8_string,	       size_t	     utf8_string_size,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_utf16_parent_filename_size(libvmdk_handle_t *handle,
	   size_t *utf16_string_size, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_utf16_parent_filename(libvmdk_handle_t      *handle,
	   uint16_t	  *utf16_string,       size_t	    utf16_string_size,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_number_of_extents(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   int *number_of_extents, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_handle_get_extent_descriptor(libvmdk_handle_t	      *handle,
	   int extent_index, libvmdk_extent_descriptor_t  **extent_descriptor,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       Extent descriptor functions

       int
       libvmdk_extent_descriptor_free(libvmdk_extent_descri*p*teoxrt_etnt_descriptor,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_extent_descriptor_get_type(libvmdk_extent_des*cerxitpetnotr__dtescriptor,
	   int *type, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_extent_descriptor_get_range(libvmdk_extent_de*secxrtiepntto_rd_etscriptor,
	   off64_t *offset, size64_t *size, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_extent_descriptor_get_utf8_filename_size(libv*medxkt_eenxtt_ednets_cdreispctroirp,tor_t
	   size_t *utf8_string_size, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_extent_descriptor_get_utf8_filename(libvmdk_e*xetxetnetn_td_edsecsrcirpitpotro_rt,
	   uint8_t	  *utf8_string,	       size_t	     utf8_string_size,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_extent_descriptor_get_utf16_filename_size(lib*vemxdtke_netx_tdeenstc_rdiepstcorri,ptor_t
	   size_t *utf16_string_size, libvmdk_error_t **error);

       int
       libvmdk_extent_descriptor_get_utf16_filename(libvmdk_*eexxtteenntt__ddeessccrriippttoorr_,t
	   uint16_t	  *utf16_string,       size_t	    utf16_string_size,
	   libvmdk_error_t **error);

DESCRIPTION
       The libvmdk_get_version() function is used to retrieve the library ver-
       sion.

RETURN VALUES
       Most of the functions return NULL or -1 on error, dependent on the  re-
       turn type.  For the actual return values	see "libvmdk.h".

ENVIRONMENT
       None

FILES
       None

NOTES
       libvmdk can be compiled with wide character support (wchar_t).

       To  compile  libvmdk  with  wide	 character  support  use:  ./configure
       --enable-wide-character-type=yes
	or define: _UNICODE
	or UNICODE
	during compilation.

       LIBVMDK_WIDE_CHARACTER_TYPE
	in libvmdk/features.h can be used to determine if libvmdk was compiled
       with wide character support.

BUGS
       Please  report  bugs  of	 any  kind  on	the  project  issue   tracker:
       https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk/issues

AUTHOR
       These man pages are generated from "libvmdk.h".

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2009-2024,	Joachim	Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>.

       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       the libvmdk.h include file

libvmdk				October	4, 2020			    libvmdk(3)

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