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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd July 3, 2006
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2006-11-13 09:46:16 +00:00
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.Dt ELF_GETIDENT 3
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2010-04-14 19:08:06 +00:00
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm elf_getident
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.Nd return the initial bytes of a 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 char *
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.Fn elf_getident "Elf *elf" "size_t *sz"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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Function
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.Fn elf_getident
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returns a pointer to the initial bytes of the file for descriptor
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.Ar elf .
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.Pp
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If argument
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.Ar sz
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is non-null, the size of the identification area returned is written
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to the location pointed to by
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.Ar sz .
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This location is set to zero on errors.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Function
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.Fn elf_getident
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will return a non-NULL pointer to the initial bytes of the file if
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successful, or NULL if an error condition is detected.
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.Sh ERRORS
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Function
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.Fn elf_getident
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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_SEQUENCE
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ELF descriptor
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.Ar elf
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was opened for writing and function
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.Fn elf_getident
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was called before a call to
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.Xr elf_update 3 .
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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_getarhdr 3 ,
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.Xr elf_getbase 3 ,
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.Xr elf_getflags 3 ,
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.Xr elf_kind 3 ,
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.Xr elf_rawfile 3 ,
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.Xr elf_update 3 ,
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.Xr gelf 3 ,
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.Xr gelf_getclass 3 ,
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.Xr gelf_getehdr 3
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