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Date:      Fri, 9 Oct 1998 12:24:26 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Marty Cawthon <mrc@ChipChat.com>
To:        os2_daemon@altavista.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: What is "ELF" ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.OS2.3.96.981009121820.194I-100000@MRC-Tiger.chipchat.com>
In-Reply-To: <9810090641265C.02386@web04>

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On Fri, 9 Oct 1998 os2_daemon@altavista.net wrote:
> I've seen so many ELFs around.
> Could anyone explain what's an ELF ?

Good question! I was puzzled myself for a long time.
I stumbled upon an answer in the FAQ at www.FreeBSD.org:

How to find it:
1)   http://www.FreeBSD.org/

2)   At the top of the page is a yellow "menu bar"
     "Applications Support Documentation Vendors Search Index Home"

3)   Click on "Documentation"

4)   The "Documentation" page has a link to "Frequently Asked Questions"
     Follow that link.

5)   Look at the FAQ page, there are different categories:
       1. Preface
       2. Installation
       etc
       12. Miscellaneous Questions
       12.1
       12.2 Why use (what are) a.out and ELF executable formats?

Along the way, there are many other interesting FAQs to read.

Marty Cawthon
ChipChat



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