hpux man page for nlist_pa

nlist_pa(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual						       nlist_pa(4)

NAME
       nlist_pa: nlist, nlist64 - structure formats for PA-RISC systems

SYNOPSIS
   Remarks
       The exact content of the structures defined below can be best found by examining It varies somewhat between various HP-UX implementations.

       This manpage describes on PA-RISC systems.  For on Integrity systems, see nlist_ia(4).

DESCRIPTION
       and  can  be  used to extract information from the symbol table in an object file (see nlist(3C)).  They are basically the same tool except
       can only process SOM files on a PA-RISC 32-bit system while can process SOM and ELF files on either a  PA-RISC  32-bit  or  64-bit  system.
       Since symbol tables are machine dependent (as defined in each implementation's copy of a header file, is defined to encapsulate the differ-
       ences.

       The nlist function, either or when used with the corresponding nlist structure, can be used to extract certain information  about  selected
       symbols in the symbol table.  The data associated with each symbol is machine specific, thus only the name and position of the field in the
       function is standardized by HP-UX.  The rest of the structure includes at least the value and type of the symbol.  The names  and  meanings
       of all fields not standardized will change no more than necessary.

SEE ALSO
       nlist(3C), a.out(4).

PA-RISC Systems Only														       nlist_pa(4)