LDFHREAD(3X)                                                      LDFHREAD(3X)



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

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <filehdr.h>
     #include <syms.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 . It reads the file header into the area of memory
     beginning at filehead.

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

     Usually, ldfhread can be avoided by using the macro HEADER(ldptr) defined
     in <ldfcn.h> (see ldfcn(4)).  Note that the information in HEADER is
     swapped, if necessary.  The information in any field, fieldname, of the
     file header can be accessed using HEADER(ldptr).fieldname.

     The program must be loaded with the object file access routine library
     libmld.a.

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























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