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33 .Nd get the base offset for an object file
39 .Fn elf_getbase "Elf *elf"
43 returns the file offset in the containing archive of the first byte of
44 the file referenced by ELF descriptor
49 returns a valid file offset into the containing archive if successful.
50 It returns -1 if argument
52 is NULL or is not a member of an
57 may fail with the following errors:
58 .Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
59 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
62 is not an ELF descriptor for an archive member.