elf_kind - Man Page

#include <libelf.h>

Elf_Kind elf_kind(Elf *elf);

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.

elf

The ELF descriptor.

The file type of the file represented by elf. The possible return value are

ELF_K_NONE

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.

ar(1), ranlib(1), libelf(3), elf(5)

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Report bugs to <elfutils-devel@sourceware.org> or https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.

gelf_getclass(3).