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26*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.\" Id: elf_getbase.3 978 2010-06-06 12:40:19Z jkoshy
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28*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd June 6, 2010
29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt ELF_GETBASE 3
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm elf_getbase
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd get the base offset for an object file
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 off_t
39*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn elf_getbase "Elf *elf"
40*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
41*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn elf_getbase
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns the file offset to the first byte of the object referenced by ELF
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucdescriptor
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar elf .
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFor descriptors referencing members of archives, the returned offset is
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucthe file offset of the member in its containing archive.
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFor descriptors to regular objects, the returned offset is (vacuously)
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuczero.
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn elf_getbase
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns a valid file offset if successful, or
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pq Vt off_t
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Li -1
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucin case of an error.
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh ERRORS
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn elf_getbase
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucmay fail with the following errors:
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar elf
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas NULL.
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.El
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf 3 ,
70*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf_getarhdr 3 ,
71*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf_getident 3 ,
72*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr elf_rawfile 3 ,
73*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr gelf 3
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