ldfhread(3X)                                         ldfhread(3X)



NAME
     ldfhread - read the file header of a common object file

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <filehdr.h>
     #include <ldfcn.h>

     int ldfhread(ldptr, filehead)
     LDFILE *ldptr;
     FILHDR *filehead;

DESCRIPTION
     ldfhread reads the file header of the common object file
     currently associated with ldptr into the area of memory
     beginning at filehead.

     ldfhread returns SUCCESS or FAILURE.  ldfhread fails if it
     cannot read the file header.

     In most cases the use of ldfhread can be avoided by using
     the macro HEADER(ldptr) defined in <ldfcn.h> (see ldfcn(3)).
     The information in any field of the file header may be
     accessed by applying the dot operator to the value returned
     by the HEADER macro; for example:

        HEADER(ldptr).f_timdat


     The program using this routine must be loaded with the
     object file access library libld.a.

SEE ALSO
     ldclose(3X), ldfcn(3X), ldopen(3X), filehdr(4)





















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