1NLIST(3bsd)                          LOCAL                         NLIST(3bsd)
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NAME

4     nlist — retrieve symbol table name list from an executable file
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LIBRARY

7     Utility functions from BSD systems (libbsd, -lbsd)
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SYNOPSIS

10     #include <nlist.h>
11     (See libbsd(7) for include usage.)
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13     int
14     nlist(const char *filename, struct nlist *nl);
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DESCRIPTION

17     The nlist() function retrieves name list entries from the symbol table of
18     an executable file (see a.out(5)).  The argument nl is set to reference
19     the beginning of the list.  The list is preened of binary and invalid
20     data; if an entry in the name list is valid, the n_type and n_value for
21     the entry are copied into the list referenced by nl.  No other data is
22     copied.  The last entry in the list is always NULL.
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RETURN VALUES

25     The number of invalid entries is returned if successful; otherwise, if
26     the file filename does not exist or is not executable, the returned value
27     is -1.
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SEE ALSO

30     a.out(5)
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HISTORY

33     A nlist() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
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35BSD                             April 19, 1994                             BSD
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