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26 .\" Id: elf_getshdrnum.3 467 2009-08-05 18:18:49Z jkoshy
33 .Nd return the number of sections in an ELF file
39 .Fn elf_getshdrnum "Elf *elf" "size_t *shnum"
43 retrieves the number of ELF sections associated with descriptor
45 and stores it into the location pointed to by argument
48 This routine allows applications to uniformly process both normal ELF
49 objects, and ELF objects that use extended section numbering.
54 returns zero value if successful, or -1 in case of an error.
58 can fail with the following errors:
59 .Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
60 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
61 A NULL value was passed in for argument
63 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
66 was not for an ELF file.
67 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
70 lacks an ELF Executable header.
77 .Xr elf_getphdrnum 3 ,
78 .Xr elf_getshdrstrndx 3 ,