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.Dd April 19, 1994 .Dt NLIST 3 .Os Darwin .Sh NAME .Nm nlist .Nd retrieve symbol table name list from an executable file .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <mach-o/nlist.h> .Ft int .Fn nlist "const char *filename" "struct nlist *nl" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn nlist function retrieves name list entries from the symbol table of an executable file. (See <mach-o/nlist.h>) The argument .Fa 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 .Fa n_type and .Fa n_value for the entry are copied into the list referenced by .Fa nl . No other data is copied. The last entry in the list is always .Dv NULL . .Sh RETURN VALUES The number of invalid entries is returned if successful; otherwise, if the file .Fa filename does not exist or is not executable, the returned value is -1. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr Mach-O 5 .Sh HISTORY A .Fn nlist function appeared in .At v6 .
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.Dd April 19, 1994 .Dt NLIST 3 .Os Darwin .Sh NAME .Nm nlist .Nd retrieve symbol table name list from an executable file .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <mach-o/nlist.h> .Ft int .Fn nlist "const char *filename" "struct nlist *nl" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn nlist function retrieves name list entries from the symbol table of an executable file. (See <mach-o/nlist.h>) The argument .Fa 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 .Fa n_type and .Fa n_value for the entry are copied into the list referenced by .Fa nl . No other data is copied. The last entry in the list is always .Dv NULL . .Sh RETURN VALUES The number of invalid entries is returned if successful; otherwise, if the file .Fa filename does not exist or is not executable, the returned value is -1. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr Mach-O 5 .Sh HISTORY A .Fn nlist function appeared in .At v6 .