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26*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.\" Id: elf_getarhdr.3 189 2008-07-20 10:38:08Z jkoshy
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28*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd August 15, 2006
29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt ELF_GETARHDR 3
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm elf_getarhdr
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd retrieve ar(1) header for an archive member
34*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh LIBRARY
35*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Lb libelf
36*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SYNOPSIS
37*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.In libelf.h
38*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft "Elf_Arhdr *"
39*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn elf_getarhdr "Elf *elf"
40*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
41*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn elf_getarhdr
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucfunction returns a pointer to an archive member header for
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuca descriptor
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar elf .
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThis descriptor must have been returned by a prior call to
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf_begin 3 ,
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucand must be a descriptor for a member inside an
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr ar 1
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucarchive.
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucStructure
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Vt Elf_Arhdr
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucincludes the following members:
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Bl -tag -width indent
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Vt "char *" Va ar_name
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucA pointer to a null terminated string containing the translated
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucname of the archive member.
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Vt "char *" Va ar_rawname
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucA pointer to a null terminated string containing the untranslated
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucname for the archive member, including all
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr ar 1
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucformatting characters and trailing white space.
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Vt time_t Va ar_date
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe timestamp associated with the member.
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Vt uid_t Va ar_uid
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe uid of the creator of the member.
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Vt gid_t Va ar_gid
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe gid of the creator of the member.
70*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Vt mode_t Va ar_mode
71*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe file mode of the member.
72*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Vt size_t Va ar_size
73*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe size of the member in bytes.
74*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.El
75*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
76*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThis function returns a valid pointer to an
77*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Vt Elf_Arhdr
78*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucstructure if successful, or NULL if an error is encountered.
79*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh ERRORS
80*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
81*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn elf_getarhdr
82*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucmay fail with the following errors:
83*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
84*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
85*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
86*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar elf
87*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas NULL.
88*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
89*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
90*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar elf
91*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas not a descriptor for a member of an
92*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr ar 1
93*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucarchive.
94*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.El
95*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
96*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf 3 ,
97*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf_begin 3 ,
98*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf_getarsym 3 ,
99*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf_memory 3
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