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.TH libelf 3LIB "18 June 2009" "SunOS 5.11" "Interface Libraries"
.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
tab();
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\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
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libelf.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 23n
.rt  
shared object
.RE

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

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

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-LevelSafe
.TE

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