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.Dd June 11, 2006
.Os
.Dt ELF_GETBASE 3
.Sh NAME
.Nm elf_getbase
.Nd get the base offset for an object file
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libelf
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libelf.h
.Ft off_t
.Fn elf_getbase "Elf *elf"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Function
.Fn elf_getbase
returns the file offset in the containing archive of the first byte of
the file referenced by ELF descriptor
.Ar elf .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Function
.Fn elf_getbase
returns a valid file offset into the containing archive if successful.
It returns -1 if argument
.Ar elf
is NULL or is not a member of an
archive.
.Sh ERRORS
Function
.Fn elf_getbase
may fail with the following errors:
.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
Argument
.Ar elf
is not an ELF descriptor for an archive member.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr elf 3 ,
.Xr elf_getarhdr 3 ,
.Xr elf_getident 3 ,
.Xr elf_rawfile 3 ,
.Xr gelf 3