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ELF_KIND(3) |
Library Functions Manual |
ELF_KIND(3) |
NAME
elf_kind — determine ELF file type
LIBRARY
ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)
SYNOPSIS
#include <libelf.h>
Elf_Kind
elf_kind(Elf *elf);
DESCRIPTION
The elf_kind() function identifies the kind of file associated with its argument elf. The argument elf is allowed to be NULL.
RETURN VALUES
The
elf_kind() function returns one of the following values:
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ELF_K_AR
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The file associated with argument elf is an archive.
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ELF_K_ELF
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The file associated with argument elf is an ELF file.
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ELF_K_NONE
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The argument elf was NULL, or the ELF library could not determine the type of the file associated with argument elf, or an error occurred when processing.
