NAME
nlist —
retrieve symbol table name list from an
executable file
SYNOPSIS
#include
<nlist.h>
int
nlist(const
char *filename, struct
nlist *nl);
DESCRIPTION
The
nlist()
function retrieves name list entries from the symbol table of an executable
file. (See a.out(5).) The argument nl is set to
reference the beginning of the list. The list is preened of binary and
invalid data; if an entry in the name list is valid, the
n_type and n_value for the entry
are copied into the list referenced by nl. No other
data is copied. The last entry in the list always has its
n_name field set to NULL.
RETURN VALUES
The number of invalid entries is returned if successful; otherwise, if the file filename does not exist or is not an executable, the returned value is -1.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
A nlist() function appeared in
Version 6 AT&T UNIX.