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diff --git a/lib/libelf/elf_getident.3 b/lib/libelf/elf_getident.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1031e1d --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libelf/elf_getident.3 @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2006 Joseph Koshy. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" This software is provided by Joseph Koshy ``as is'' and +.\" any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the +.\" implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose +.\" are disclaimed. in no event shall Joseph Koshy be liable +.\" for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential +.\" damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods +.\" or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) +.\" however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict +.\" liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way +.\" out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of +.\" such damage. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd July 3, 2006 +.Dt ELF_GETIDENT 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm elf_getident +.Nd return the initial bytes of a file +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libelf +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In libelf.h +.Ft char * +.Fn elf_getident "Elf *elf" "size_t *sz" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +Function +.Fn elf_getident +returns a pointer to the initial bytes of the file for descriptor +.Ar elf . +.Pp +If argument +.Ar sz +is non-null, the size of the identification area returned is written +to the location pointed to by +.Ar sz . +This location is set to zero on errors. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +Function +.Fn elf_getident +will return a non-NULL pointer to the initial bytes of the file if +successful, or NULL if an error condition is detected. +.Sh ERRORS +Function +.Fn elf_getident +can fail with the following errors: +.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]" +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +A NULL value was passed in for argument +.Ar elf . +.It Bq Er ELF_E_SEQUENCE +ELF descriptor +.Ar elf +was opened for writing and function +.Fn elf_getident +was called before a call to +.Xr elf_update 3 . +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr elf 3 , +.Xr elf32_getehdr 3 , +.Xr elf64_getehdr 3 , +.Xr elf_getarhdr 3 , +.Xr elf_getbase 3 , +.Xr elf_getflags 3 , +.Xr elf_kind 3 , +.Xr elf_rawfile 3 , +.Xr elf_update 3 , +.Xr gelf 3 , +.Xr gelf_getclass 3 , +.Xr gelf_getehdr 3 |