ELF_RAWFILE(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					    ELF_RAWFILE(3)

NAME

     elf_rawfile -- return uninterpreted contents of an ELF file

LIBRARY

     ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <libelf.h>

     char *
     elf_rawfile(Elf *elf, size_t *sz);

DESCRIPTION

     Function elf_rawfile() returns the uninterpreted contents of the file referenced by ELF descriptor elf.

     If argument sz is non-null, the function stores the file's size in bytes in the location to which it points.  A value of zero is written to
     this location if an error is encountered.

RETURN VALUES

     Function elf_rawfile() returns a valid pointer if successful or NULL if an error occurs.

ERRORS

     Function elf_rawfile() may fail with the following errors:

     [ELF_E_ARGUMENT]  Argument elf was NULL.

     [ELF_E_SEQUENCE]  Argument elf was opened for writing and function elf_rawfile() was invoked before elf_update(3).

SEE ALSO

     elf(3), elf_getdata(3), elf_getident(3), elf_kind(3), elf_update(3)

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