Allow getting access from the API

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/microtar.c b/src/microtar.c
index 030bae9..694ca78 100644
--- a/src/microtar.c
+++ b/src/microtar.c
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ const mtar_header_t* mtar_get_header(const mtar_t* tar)
         return NULL;
 }
 
+int mtar_access_mode(const mtar_t* tar)
+{
+    return tar->access;
+}
+
 int mtar_rewind(mtar_t* tar)
 {
     if(tar->access != MTAR_READ)
diff --git a/src/microtar.h b/src/microtar.h
index d42bda6..3d62134 100644
--- a/src/microtar.h
+++ b/src/microtar.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ int mtar_close(mtar_t* tar);
 int mtar_is_open(mtar_t* tar);
 
 const mtar_header_t* mtar_get_header(const mtar_t* tar);
+int mtar_access_mode(const mtar_t* tar);
 
 int mtar_rewind(mtar_t* tar);
 int mtar_next(mtar_t* tar);