elf_fill(3E) elf_fill(3E)
NAME
elf_fill - set fill byte
SYNOPSIS
[flag... ] file... [library] ...
DESCRIPTION
Alignment constraints for ELF files sometimes require the presence of ``holes.'' For example, if the data for one section are required to
begin on an eight-byte boundary, but the preceding section is too ``short,'' the library must fill the intervening bytes. These bytes are
set to the fill character. The library uses zero bytes unless the application supplies a value. See elf_getdata(3E) for more information
about these holes.
Note
An application can assume control of the object file organization by setting the bit (see elf_flag(3E)). When this is done, the library
does not fill holes.
SEE ALSO
elf(3E), elf_getdata(3E), elf_flag(3E), elf_update(3E).
elf_fill(3E)
