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ELF_KIND
Section: Libelf Programmer's Manual (3)Updated: 202-0-31
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NAME
elf_kind - Determine the type of file represented by an ELF descriptor.SYNOPSIS
#include <libelf.h> Elf_Kind elf_kind(Elf *elf);
DESCRIPTION
The elf_kind function determines the file type of the file represented by elf. This type identifies whether the descriptor represents an ELF object, an archive member, or some other type of file.PARAMETERS
- elf
-
The ELF descriptor.
RETURN VALUE
The file type of the file represented by elf. The possible return value are
-
- ELF_K_NONE
-
- Unknown file type.
- Unknown file type.
- ELF_K_AR
-
Archive member.
- ELF_K_COFF
-
COFF object file. COFF is not supported by elfutils libelf.
- ELF_K_ELF
-
ELF object file.
SEE ALSO
ar(1), ranlib(1), libelf(3), elf(5)ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| elf_kind() | Thread safety | M-Safe |
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <elfutil-devel@sourceware.org> or https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.