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31 .Nd get the base offset for an object file
37 .Fn elf_getbase "Elf *elf"
41 returns the file offset in the containing archive of the first byte of
42 the file referenced by ELF descriptor
47 returns a valid file offset into the containing archive if successful.
48 It returns -1 if argument
50 is NULL or is not a member of an
55 may fail with the following errors:
56 .Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
57 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
60 is not an ELF descriptor for an archive member.