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26 .\" Id: elf_fill.3 189 2008-07-20 10:38:08Z jkoshy
33 .Nd set fill byte for inter-section padding
39 .Fn elf_fill "int fill"
43 allows an application to specify a fill value for the padding inserted
44 between two sections of an ELF file to meet section alignment
46 By default the ELF library uses zero bytes for padding.
48 The ELF library will only pad bytes if the
50 flag is not set for the ELF file.