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)