elf_kind(3E)                                                   elf_kind(3E)

NAME
     elfkind - determine file type

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

     #include <libelf.h>

     ElfKind elfkind(Elf *elf);

DESCRIPTION
     This function returns a value identifying the kind of file associated
     with an ELF descriptor, elf. Currently defined values appear below.

     ELFKAR
          The file is an archive [see ar(4)]. An ELF descriptor may also be
          associated with an archive member, not the archive itself, and
          then elfkind() identifies the member's type.

     ELFKCOFF
          The file is a COFF object file. elfbegin(3E) describes the
          library's handling for COFF files.

     ELFKELF
          The file is an ELF file. The program may use elfgetident() to
          determine the class. Other functions, such as elfgetehdr(), are
          available to retrieve other file information.

     ELFKNONE
          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 elfbegin(). A
     null pointer is allowed, to simplify error handling, and causes
     elfkind() to return ELFKNONE.

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

















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