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).