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.Dd June 11, 2006
.Dt ELF_FILL 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm elf_fill
.Nd set fill byte for inter-section padding
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libelf
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libelf.h
.Ft void
.Fn elf_fill "int fill"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Function
.Fn elf_fill
allows an application to specify a fill value for the padding inserted
between two sections of an ELF file to meet section alignment
constraints.
By default the ELF library uses zero bytes for padding.
.Pp
The ELF library will only pad bytes if the
.Dv ELF_F_LAYOUT
flag is not set for the ELF file.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr elf 3 ,
.Xr elf_flagelf 3 ,
.Xr gelf 3