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NAME
end, _end, etext, _etext, edata, _edata - last locations in program
SYNOPSIS
extern int _etext;
extern int _edata;
extern int _end;
DESCRIPTION
These names refer neither to routines nor to locations with interesting contents; only their addresses are meaningful.
_etext The address of _etext is the first location after the program text.
_edata The address of _edata is the first location after the initialized data region.
_end The address of _end is the first location after the uninitialized data region.
USAGE
When execution begins, the program break (the first location beyond the data) coincides with _end, but the program break may be reset by
the brk(2), malloc(3C), and the standard input/output library (see stdio(3C)), functions by the profile (-p) option of cc(1B), and so on.
Thus, the current value of the program break should be determined by sbrk ((char *)0).
References to end, etext, and edata, without a preceding underscore will be aliased to the associated symbol that begins with the under-
score.
SEE ALSO
cc(1B), brk(2), malloc(3C), stdio(3C)
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