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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd October 31, 2006
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.Os
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.Dt ELF_GETSHNUM 3
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm elf_getshnum
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.Nd return the number of sections in an ELF file
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libelf
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In libelf.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn elf_getshnum "Elf *elf" "size_t *shnum"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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Function
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.Fn elf_getshnum
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retrieves the number of ELF sections associated with descriptor
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.Ar elf
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and stores it into the location pointed to by argument
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.Ar shnum .
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.Pp
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This routine allows applications to uniformly process both normal ELF
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objects, and ELF objects that use extended section numbering.
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.Pp
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Function
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.Fn elf_getshnum
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returns a non-zero value if successful, or zero in case of an
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error.
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.Sh ERRORS
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Function
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.Fn elf_getshnum
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can fail with the following errors:
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.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
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.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
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A NULL value was passed in for argument
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.Ar elf .
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.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
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Argument
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.Ar elf
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was not for an ELF file.
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.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
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Argument
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.Ar elf
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lacks an ELF Executable header.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr elf 3 ,
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.Xr elf32_getehdr 3 ,
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.Xr elf64_getehdr 3 ,
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.Xr elf_getident 3 ,
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.Xr elf_getshstrndx 3 ,
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.Xr gelf 3 ,
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.Xr gelf_getehdr 3
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