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Command: elf_getshdrnum | Section: 3 | Source: MINIX | File: elf_getshdrnum.3
ELF_GETSHDRNUM(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual ELF_GETSHDRNUM(3)
NAME
elf_getshdrnum - return the number of sections in an ELF file
LIBRARY
ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)
SYNOPSIS
#include <libelf.h>
int
elf_getshdrnum(Elf *elf, size_t *shnum);
DESCRIPTION
Function elf_getshdrnum() retrieves the number of ELF sections associated
with descriptor elf and stores it into the location pointed to by
argument shnum.
This routine allows applications to uniformly process both normal ELF
objects, and ELF objects that use extended section numbering.
RETURN VALUES
Function elf_getshdrnum() returns zero value if successful, or -1 in case
of an error.
ERRORS
Function elf_getshdrnum() can fail with the following errors:
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT] A NULL value was passed in for argument elf.
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT] Argument elf was not for an ELF file.
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT] Argument elf lacks an ELF Executable header.
SEE ALSO
elf(3), elf32_getehdr(3), elf64_getehdr(3), elf_getident(3),
elf_getphdrnum(3), elf_getshdrstrndx(3), gelf(3), gelf_getehdr(3)
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 August 4, 2009 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8