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Name

elf_kind - determine file type

Synopsis

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lelf [ library ... ]

#include <libelf.h>

Elf_Kind elf_kind(Elf *elf);

MT-Level

Unsafe

Description

This function returns a value identifying the kind of file associated with an ELF descriptor (elf). Defined values are below:
ELF_K_AR
The file is an archive [see ar(4) ]. An ELF descriptor may also be associated with an archive member, not the archive itself, and then elf_kind() identifies the member’s type.
ELF_K_COFF
The file is a COFF object file. elf_begin(3E) describes the library’s handling for COFF files.
ELF_K_ELF
The file is an ELF file. The program may use elf_getident() to determine the class. Other functions, such as elf32_getehdr(), are available to retrieve other file information.
ELF_K_NONE
This indicates a kind of file unknown to the library.

Other values are reserved, to be assigned as needed to new kinds of files. elf should be a value previously returned by elf_begin(). A null pointer is allowed, to simplify error handling, and causes elf_kind() to return ELF_K_NONE .

See Also

elf(3E) , elf32_getehdr(3E) , elf_begin(3E) , elf_getident(3E) , ar(4)

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