hpux man page for elf_kind

elf_kind(3E)															      elf_kind(3E)

NAME
       elf_kind - determine file type

SYNOPSIS
       [flag... ] file...  [library] ...

DESCRIPTION
       This function returns a value identifying the kind of file associated with an ELF descriptor elf.  Currently defined values appear below.

       The file is an archive (see
		      ar(4)).	An  ELF  descriptor may also be associated with an archive member, not the archive itself, and then identifies the
		      member's type.

       The file is an ELF file.  The program may use
		      to determine the class.  Other functions, such as are available to retrieve other file information.

       This indicates a kind of file unknown to the library.

       Other values are reserved, to be assigned as needed to new kinds of files.  elf should be a value previously returned by A null pointer	is
       allowed, to simplify error handling, and causes to return

SEE ALSO
       ar(4), elf(3E), elf_begin(3E), elf_getehdr(3E), elf_getident(3E).

																      elf_kind(3E)