elf_getbase(3E)                (ELF Library)                elf_getbase(3E)


   NAME
         elfgetbase - get the base offset for an object file

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

         #include <libelf.h>
         offt elfgetbase(Elf *elf);

   DESCRIPTION
         elfgetbase returns the file offset of the first byte of the file or
         archive member associated with elf, if it is known or obtainable, and
         -1 otherwise.  A null elf is allowed, to simplify error handling; the
         return value in this case is -1.  The base offset of an archive
         member is the beginning of the member's information, not the
         beginning of the archive member header.

   SEE ALSO
         elf(3E), elfbegin(3E), ar(4).


































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