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26 .\" Id: elf_cntl.3 289 2009-01-08 08:26:08Z jkoshy
33 .Nd control an elf file descriptor
39 .Fn elf_cntl "Elf *elf" "Elf_Cmd cmd"
43 controls the ELF library's subsequent use of the file descriptor
44 used to create ELF descriptor
49 informs the library of the action to be taken:
50 .Bl -tag -width "ELF_C_FDDONE"
52 This value instructs the ELF library not to perform any further
53 I/O on the file descriptor associated with argument
55 For ELF descriptors opened with mode
61 operations on the descriptor will fail.
63 This value instructs the ELF library to read in all necessary
64 data associated with ELF descriptor
66 into memory so that the underlying file descriptor can be
67 safely closed with command
73 must be an ELF descriptor associated with a file system object
76 archive, an ELF file, or other data file).
77 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
80 internally, this function is a no-op for ELF objects opened in
86 returns 0 on success, or -1 if an error was detected.
88 .Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
89 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARCHIVE
92 is a descriptor for an archive member.
93 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
97 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
104 operation was requested on an ELF descriptor opened