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NAME

elf_getarhdrretrieve ar(1) header for an archive member

LIBRARY

ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)

SYNOPSIS

#include <libelf.h>
Elf_Arhdr *
elf_getarhdr(Elf *elf);

DESCRIPTION

The elf_getarhdr() function returns a pointer to an archive member header for a descriptor elf. This descriptor must have been returned by a prior call to elf_begin(3), and must be a descriptor for a member inside an ar(1) archive.
Structure Elf_Arhdr includes the following members:
 
 
char * ar_name
A pointer to a null terminated string containing the translated name of the archive member.
 
 
char * ar_rawname
A pointer to a null terminated string containing the untranslated name for the archive member, including all ar(1) formatting characters and trailing white space.
 
 
time_t ar_date
The timestamp associated with the member.
 
 
uid_t ar_uid
The uid of the creator of the member.
 
 
gid_t ar_gid
The gid of the creator of the member.
 
 
mode_t ar_mode
The file mode of the member.
 
 
size_t ar_size
The size of the member in bytes.

RETURN VALUES

This function returns a valid pointer to an Elf_Arhdr structure if successful, or NULL if an error is encountered.

ERRORS

Function elf_getarhdr() may fail with the following errors:
 
 
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT]
Argument elf was NULL.
 
 
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT]
Argument elf was not a descriptor for a member of an ar(1) archive.

SEE ALSO

elf(3), elf_begin(3), elf_getarsym(3), elf_memory(3)
August 15, 2006 The Elftoolchain Project