How-To Guides

This section contains how-to guides for using libzip. It is intended to provide practical instructions for specific tasks and use cases. They are not necessarily meant to be followed step-by-step, but rather to show different ways of accomplishing common tasks.

To get started, refer to the Tutorials section. For a comprehensive reference manual, see the Reference section. The concepts and design decisions of libzip are explained in the Explanations section.

Building libzip

A guide on how to build libzip from source, run the test suite, and install it. Common configuration options and special system requirements are also covered.