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ELF Library Functions                              elf_kind(3ELF)



NAME
     elf_kind - determine file type

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lelf [ library ... ]
     #include 

     Elf_Kind elf_kind(Elf *elf);


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.h(3HEAD)).  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_ELF     The file is an ELF file. The program  may  use
                   elf_getident()  to  determine the class. Other
                   functions, such as elf32_getehdr(), are avail-
                   able 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.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:















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ELF Library Functions                              elf_kind(3ELF)



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SEE ALSO
     ar.h(3HEAD),         elf(3ELF),         elf32_getehdr(3ELF),
     elf_begin(3ELF),  elf_getident(3ELF),  libelf(3LIB),  attri-
     butes(5)










































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