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libelf(3LIB)

Name

libelf– ELF access library

Synopsis

cc [ flag... ] file... -lelf [ library... ]
#include <libelf.h>

Description

Functions in this library provide routines to manipulate ELF (Executable and Linking Format) object files, archive files, and archive members. The header provides type and function declarations for all library services.

INTERFACES

The shared object libelf.so.1 provides the public interfaces defined below. See Intro(3) for additional information on shared object interfaces.

`elf32_checksum`	`elf32_fsize`
`elf32_getehdr`	`elf32_getphdr`
`elf32_getshdr`	`elf32_newehdr`
`elf32_newphdr`	`elf32_xlatetof`
`elf32_xlatetom`	`elf64_checksum`
`elf64_fsize`	`elf64_getehdr`
`elf64_getphdr`	`elf64_getshdr`
`elf64_newehdr`	`elf64_newphdr`
`elf64_xlatetof`	`elf64_xlatetom`
`elf_begin`	`elf_cntl`
`elf_end`	`elf_errmsg`
`elf_errno`	`elf_fill`
`elf_flagdata`	`elf_flagehdr`
`elf_flagelf`	`elf_flagphdr`
`elf_flagscn`	`elf_flagshdr`
`elf_getarhdr`	`elf_getarsym`
`elf_getbase`	`elf_getdata`
`elf_getident`	`elf_getscn`
`elf_getshnum`	`elf_getshstrndx`
`elf_hash`	`elf_kind`
`elf_memory`	`elf_ndxscn`
`elf_newdata`	`elf_newscn`
`elf_next`	`elf_nextscn`
`elf_rand`	`elf_rawdata`
`elf_rawfile`	`elf_strptr`
`elf_update`	`elf_version`
`gelf_checksum`	`gelf_fsize`
`gelf_getcap`	`gelf_getclass`
`gelf_getdyn`	`gelf_getehdr`
`gelf_getmove`	`gelf_getphdr`
`gelf_getrel`	`gelf_getrela`
`gelf_getshdr`	`gelf_getsym`
`gelf_getsyminfo`	`gelf_getsymshndx`
`gelf_newehdr`	`gelf_newphdr`
`gelf_update_cap`	`gelf_update_dyn`
`gelf_update_ehdr`	`gelf_update_move`
`gelf_update_phdr`	`gelf_update_rel`
`gelf_update_rela`	`gelf_update_shdr`
`gelf_update_sym`	`gelf_update_symshndx`
`gelf_update_syminfo`	`gelf_xlatetof`
`gelf_xlatetom`	`nlist`

Files

/lib/libelf.so.1: shared object
/lib/64/libelf.so.1: 64-bit shared object

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWcsl (32–bit)
	SUNWcslx (64–bit)
MT-Level	Safe