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1.\" $OpenBSD: nlist.3,v 1.2 1996/08/19 08:25:07 tholo Exp $
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34.Dd April 19, 1994
35.Dt NLIST 3
36.Os Darwin
e9ce8d39 37.Sh NAME
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38.Nm nlist
39.Nd retrieve symbol table name list from an executable file
e9ce8d39 40.Sh SYNOPSIS
5b2abdfb 41.Fd #include <mach-o/nlist.h>
e9ce8d39 42.Ft int
5b2abdfb 43.Fn nlist "const char *filename" "struct nlist *nl"
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44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
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46.Fn nlist
47function
48retrieves name list entries from the symbol table of an
49executable file. (See <mach-o/nlist.h>)
50The argument
51.Fa \&nl
52is set to reference the
53beginning of the list.
54The list is preened of binary and invalid data;
55if an entry in the
56name list is valid, the
57.Fa n_type
e9ce8d39 58and
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59.Fa n_value
60for the entry are copied into the list
61referenced by
62.Fa \&nl .
63No other data is copied.
64The last entry in the list is always
65.Dv NULL .
e9ce8d39 66.Sh RETURN VALUES
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67The number of invalid entries is returned if successful; otherwise,
68if the file
69.Fa filename
70does not exist or is not executable, the returned value is \-1.
e9ce8d39 71.Sh SEE ALSO
5b2abdfb 72.Xr Mach-O 5
e9ce8d39 73.Sh HISTORY
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74A
75.Fn nlist
76function appeared in
77.At v6 .