Glossary Term

ELF

Executable and Linkable Format: the standard binary format for executables, object files, and shared libraries on Linux.

Every Linux process image, .o file, and .so is ELF; readelf and objdump decode the headers, section tables, and symbol tables you parse in the binary tracks.

Related Terms

Linker Relocation Symbol Table

Used In

C Compilation Model Binary Inspection with objdump and nm x86-64 Calling Conventions Debug Assembly with GDB Recursive Factorial in Assembly How Memory Actually Works The Compiler Pipeline Explained Simply

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Linkers and Loaders: The Forgotten Tools

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