ELF_KIND(3)               Libelf Programmer's Manual               ELF_KIND(3)



NAME
       elf_kind - Determine the type of file represented by an ELF descriptor.


SYNOPSIS
       #include <libelf.h>

       Elf_Kind elf_kind(Elf *elf);


DESCRIPTION
       The elf_kind function determines the file type of the file represented
       by elf.  This type identifies whether the descriptor represents an ELF
       object, an archive member, or some other type of file.


PARAMETERS
       elf    The ELF descriptor.


RETURN VALUE
       The file type of the file represented by elf.  The possible return
       value are


              ELF_K_NONE
                     Unknown file type.


              ELF_K_AR
                     Archive member.


              ELF_K_COFF
                     COFF object file. COFF is not supported by elfutils
                     libelf.


              ELF_K_ELF
                     ELF object file.



SEE ALSO
       ar(1), ranlib(1), libelf(3), elf(5)


ATTRIBUTES
       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface                                   | Attribute     | Value   |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |elf_kind ()                                 | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <elfutils-devel@sourceware.org> or
       https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.

Libelf                            2025-03-31                       ELF_KIND(3)