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.TH LIBELF 3LIB "Jun 18, 2009"
.SH NAME
libelf \- ELF access library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lelf\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <\fBlibelf.h\fR>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
Functions in this library provide routines to manipulate \fBELF\fR (Executable
and Linking Format) object files, archive files, and archive members. The
header provides type and function declarations for all library services.
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibelf.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined
below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
l l
l l .
\fBelf32_checksum\fR	\fBelf32_fsize\fR
\fBelf32_getehdr\fR	\fBelf32_getphdr\fR
\fBelf32_getshdr\fR	\fBelf32_newehdr\fR
\fBelf32_newphdr\fR	\fBelf32_xlatetof\fR
\fBelf32_xlatetom\fR	\fBelf64_checksum\fR
\fBelf64_fsize\fR	\fBelf64_getehdr\fR
\fBelf64_getphdr\fR	\fBelf64_getshdr\fR
\fBelf64_newehdr\fR	\fBelf64_newphdr\fR
\fBelf64_xlatetof\fR	\fBelf64_xlatetom\fR
\fBelf_begin\fR	\fBelf_cntl\fR
\fBelf_end\fR	\fBelf_errmsg\fR
\fBelf_errno\fR	\fBelf_fill\fR
\fBelf_flagdata\fR	\fBelf_flagehdr\fR
\fBelf_flagelf\fR	\fBelf_flagphdr\fR
\fBelf_flagscn\fR	\fBelf_flagshdr\fR
\fBelf_getarhdr\fR	\fBelf_getarsym\fR
\fBelf_getbase\fR	\fBelf_getdata\fR
\fBelf_getident\fR	\fBelf_getphdrnum\fR
\fBelf_getphnum\fR	\fBelf_getscn\fR
\fBelf_getshdrnum\fR	\fBelf_getshdrstrndx\fR
\fBelf_getshnum\fR	\fBelf_getshstrndx\fR
\fBelf_hash\fR	\fBelf_kind\fR
\fBelf_memory\fR	\fBelf_ndxscn\fR
\fBelf_newdata\fR	\fBelf_newscn\fR
\fBelf_next\fR	\fBelf_nextscn\fR
\fBelf_rand\fR	\fBelf_rawdata\fR
\fBelf_rawfile\fR	\fBelf_strptr\fR
\fBelf_update\fR	\fBelf_version\fR
\fBgelf_checksum\fR	\fBgelf_fsize\fR
\fBgelf_getcap\fR	\fBgelf_getclass\fR
\fBgelf_getdyn\fR	\fBgelf_getehdr\fR
\fBgelf_getmove\fR	\fBgelf_getphdr\fR
\fBgelf_getrel\fR	\fBgelf_getrela\fR
\fBgelf_getshdr\fR	\fBgelf_getsym\fR
\fBgelf_getsyminfo\fR	\fBgelf_getsymshndx\fR
\fBgelf_newehdr\fR	\fBgelf_newphdr\fR
\fBgelf_update_cap\fR	\fBgelf_update_dyn\fR
\fBgelf_update_ehdr\fR	\fBgelf_update_move\fR
\fBgelf_update_phdr\fR	\fBgelf_update_rel\fR
\fBgelf_update_rela\fR	\fBgelf_update_shdr\fR
\fBgelf_update_sym\fR	\fBgelf_update_symshndx\fR
\fBgelf_update_syminfo\fR	\fBgelf_xlatetof\fR
\fBgelf_xlatetom\fR	\fBnlist\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libelf.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 23n
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/64/libelf.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 23n
64-bit shared object
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpvs\fR(1), \fBIntro\fR(3), \fBelf\fR(3ELF), \fBgelf\fR(3ELF),
\fBattributes\fR(5)