ELFGETBASE(3E)                                                ELFGETBASE(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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