Signed-off-by: Aaron Merey <[email protected]>
---
doc/Makefile.am | 1 +
doc/gelf_update_shdr.3 | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 72 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 doc/gelf_update_shdr.3
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 78d88696..b6826f4e 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ notrans_dist_man3_MANS= elf32_checksum.3 \
gelf_newphdr.3 \
gelf_offscn.3 \
gelf_update_ehdr.3 \
+ gelf_update_shdr.3 \
libelf.3
# libdebuginfod man pages (also notrans)
diff --git a/doc/gelf_update_shdr.3 b/doc/gelf_update_shdr.3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d14da0b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/gelf_update_shdr.3
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+.TH GELF_UPDATE_SHDR 3 2025-09-23 "Libelf" "Libelf Programmer's Manual"
+
+.SH NAME
+gelf_update_shdr \- copy a class\-independent section header into a section
descriptor
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B #include <gelf.h>
+
+.BI "int gelf_update_shdr(Elf_Scn *" scn ", GElf_Shdr *" src ");"
+.fi
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.BR gelf_update_shdr ()
+copies the class\-independent section header referenced by
+.I src
+into the section descriptor
+.IR scn .
+The section header is translated as necessary to match the class (
+.B ELFCLASS32
+or
+.BR ELFCLASS64 )
+of the underlying ELF object.
+
+.SH PARAMETERS
+.TP
+.I scn
+Pointer to a section descriptor of type
+.BR Elf_Scn .
+
+.TP
+.I src
+Pointer to a
+.B GElf_Shdr
+structure containing the caller’s desired section header contents.
+
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+On success,
+.BR gelf_update_shdr ()
+returns
+.B 1 .
+On failure, it returns
+.B 0
+and elf_errno is set. If
+.I scn
+or
+.I src
+are NULL, 0 is returned without setting elf_errno.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR gelf_getshdr (3),
+.BR elf_getscn (3),
+.BR elf_nextscn (3),
+.BR libelf (3),
+.BR elf (5)
+
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+.TS
+allbox;
+lbx lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.na
+.nh
+.BR gelf_update_shdr ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
+
+.SH REPORTING BUGS
+Report bugs to <[email protected]> or
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.
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