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ELF_GETBASE
Section: Libelf Programmer's Manual (3)Updated: 202-0-31
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NAME
elf_getbase - Retrieve the base offset for an ELF object file.SYNOPSIS
#include <libelf.h>int64_t elf_getbase(Elf *elf);
DESCRIPTION
elf_getbase returns the file offset of the first byte of the ELF descriptor elf. If elf is a member of an archive and has ELF kind ELF_K_AR, the base offset is the offset of the ELF object within the archive. For other ELF object types the base offset is 0.PARAMETERS
- elf
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The ELF descriptor.
RETURN VALUE
Return the base offset of elf if its ELF kind is ELF_K_AR, otherwise return 0. If elf is NULL, return-1.SEE ALSO
elf_getaroff(3), elf_rawelf(3), libelf(3), elf(5)ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| elf_getbase() | Thread safety | M-Safe |
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <elfutil-devel@sourceware.org> or https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.