NAME
nlist - retrieve symbol table name list from an executable file
LIBRARY
Utility functions from BSD systems (libbsd, -lbsd)
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 is always NULL.
RETURN VALUES
The number of invalid entries is returned if successful; otherwise, if
the file filename does not exist or is not executable, the returned value
is -1.
SEE ALSO
a.out(5)
HISTORY
A nlist() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.