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

SEE ALSO¶

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

ATTRIBUTES¶

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

REPORTING BUGS¶

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